²⁰ So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed at the king’s palace.

²¹ So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed.

¹⁴ When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”