2 Chronicles 23:13

11 Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”

12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.

And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”

14 And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

15 So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

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BSB
And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
KJV
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
WEB
Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”
ASV
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
DARBY
And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers [were there] with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
BLB
And she looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the leaders and the trumpeters by the king. And all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing with the trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song, and the teachers in praise. And Athaliah tore her garments and said, “Treason, Treason.”
ÅB
Der fikk hun se at kongen sto på sin forhøyning i inngangen, og høvedsmennene og trompetblåserne sto hos ham, og hele folkemengden gledet seg og støtte i trompetene, og sangerne var der med sine instrumenter og sang Herrens lov og pris; da sønderrev Atalja sine klær og ropte: Opprør, opprør!
OTB
Og hun så, og se, kongen sto ved sin søyle ved inngangen, og høvedsmennene og trompetblåserne var ved siden av kongen. Og hele folket i landet gledet seg og blåste i trompetene, sangerne med musikkinstrumenter ledet lovsangen. Da rev Atalja klærne sine og sa: "Sammensvergelse! Sammensvergelse!"
B1930
Der fikk hun se at kongen stod på sin forhøining i inngangen, og høvedsmennene og trompetblåserne stod hos ham, og hele folkemengden gledet sig og støtte i trompetene, og sangerne var der med sine instrumenter og sang Herrens lov og pris; da sønderrev Atalja sine klær og ropte: Oprør, oprør!

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 29:2

    When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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  • 1 Kings 18:17–18

    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

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  • 2 Kings 23:3

    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

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  • Judges 7:18–22

    When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:31

    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

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  • Psalms 14:5

    There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.

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  • 1 Kings 1:39–40

    Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

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  • Judges 7:8

    So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley.

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