2 CHRONICLES 23:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.”
Athaliah hears the commotion — 'When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to the people' (וַתִּשְׁמַע עֲתַלְיָה אֶת־קוֹל הָרָצִים וּמְהַלְּלִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ). Athaliah perceives the noise (קול) of the people running (רצים) and praising (מהללים) the king. The phrase 'the noise of the people' suggests that the coup has become public — Athaliah hears not the muffled sound of a hidden coronation but the acclamation of the assembled people. Her response is to go into the temple 'to the people' (אל העם), attempting to assess or perhaps suppress the uprising. The usurper seeks to confront the people in the sacred space.
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