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11 Then they brought out the king’s son, and [a]put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, Long live the king.

12 And when Athaliah heard the noise [b]of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah: 13 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!

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:11 Or, put upon him the crown and the testimony
  2. 2 Chronicles 23:12 Or, of the people, of the guard, and of those who praised the king