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14 And she looked, and behold, the king was standing (A)by the pillar, according to the custom, with the commanders and the [a]trumpeters beside the king; and (B)all the people of the land were glad and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah (C)tore her clothes and cried, “(D)Treason! Treason!” 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the commanders of hundreds who were appointed over the military force and said to them, “Bring her out [b]between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of Yahweh.” 16 So they [c]laid hands on her, and she arrived at the horses’ entrance of the king’s house and was (E)put to death there.

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  1. 2 Kings 11:14 Lit trumpets
  2. 2 Kings 11:15 Lit from within
  3. 2 Kings 11:16 Lit placed hands to her