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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and the shouts of praise to the king, she hurried to the LORD’s Temple to see what was happening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people <i>in</i> the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the LORD to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, so she came into the house of Yahweh to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the sound of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to [see what] the people [were doing].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise from the troops, the guards, and those praising the king, she went to the troops in the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise from the troops, the guards, and those praising the king, she went to the troops in the LORD&#8217s temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As soon as Queen Athaliah heard the crowd cheering for Joash, she went to the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the people running and praising the king, she went into the LORD's temple, where the people were.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Athaliah heard the people cheering for the king, so she hurried to the Temple, where the crowd had gathered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard all the commotion of the people running around and praising the king, she went straight to the LORD's Temple to confront the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Athaliah hears the voice of the people who are running, and who are praising the king, and she comes to the people [in] the house of YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Athaliah heareth the voice of the people who are running, and who are praising the king, and she cometh in unto the people in the house of Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Athaliah will hear the voice of the people running and praising the king, and she will come to the people in the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athalia heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came in to the people, into the temple of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when Athaliah had heard it, specifically the sound of running and the praising of the king, she entered to the people in the temple of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and acclaiming the king, she came before them in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to the people;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people rejoicing and praising the LORD, she came to the king into the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Thalyah heard the sound of the people who were rejoicing and glorifying the King, and she came to the King, to the house of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5644" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">The Death of Athaliah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6271.htm" title="6271: ‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or mathalyahuw; from the same as Athlay and Yahh; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.">When Athaliah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wat·tiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the noise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: hā·rā·ṣîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">running</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: wə·ham·hal·lîm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To shine.">and cheering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">she went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-14</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD. / And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10-12</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. / But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him. / And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39-41</a></span><br />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!” / All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound. / Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-5.htm">Esther 3:5-6</a></span><br />When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage. / And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Matthew 21:15-16</a></span><br />But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” / “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Mark 11:18</a></span><br />When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-39.htm">Luke 19:39-40</a></span><br />But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” / “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-1.htm">Acts 4:1-2</a></span><br />While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, / greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Acts 5:17-18</a></span><br />Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out / and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-23.htm">Acts 19:23-27</a></span><br />About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. / It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. / Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6-9</a></span><br />As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. / And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” / And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-13.htm">1 Kings 2:13-15</a></span><br />Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied. / Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered. / “You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1-3</a></span><br />Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews / before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?” / Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-3</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:</p><p class="hdg">Now when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-16</a></b></br> And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard <i>and</i> of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">she came</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">2 Kings 9:32-37</a></b></br> And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who <i>is</i> on my side? who? And there looked out to him two <i>or</i> three eunuchs… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Cheering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-8.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Running</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-21.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-11.htm">Cheering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-20.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-13.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-19.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/3-13.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Running</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">Jehoiada, having set things in order, makes joash king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">Athaliah is slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">Jehoiada restores the worship of God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king</b><br>Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and she became queen of Judah through marriage to King Jehoram. Her reign was marked by idolatry and violence, including the massacre of the royal family to secure her power. The noise she heard was the result of a coup led by Jehoiada the priest, who was restoring the rightful heir, Joash, to the throne. This event signifies a turning point where the people of Judah, under the guidance of Jehoiada, rejected Athaliah's illegitimate rule. The cheering indicates the people's support for the Davidic line, which Athaliah had attempted to destroy. This moment is a fulfillment of God's promise to David that his descendants would continue to rule (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>).<p><b>she went out to them in the house of the LORD</b><br>The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. Athaliah's entrance into the temple area is significant because it was a place she had desecrated by promoting Baal worship. Her presence there during this pivotal moment highlights the contrast between her idolatrous reign and the restoration of true worship under Joash. The temple was also the setting for the anointing of kings, emphasizing the legitimacy of Joash's kingship. This event foreshadows the ultimate cleansing and restoration of worship that Jesus Christ would bring, as He is the true King and High Priest who purifies the temple of our hearts (<a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a></b><br>The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, Athaliah was the queen mother of Judah who usurped the throne after the death of her son, King Ahaziah. Her reign was marked by idolatry and violence, including the massacre of the royal family, except for Joash, who was hidden by Jehosheba.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash</a></b><br>The rightful heir to the throne of Judah, Joash was hidden in the temple for six years by his aunt Jehosheba and her husband, Jehoiada the priest, to protect him from Athaliah's murderous intentions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiada.htm">Jehoiada</a></b><br>The high priest who orchestrated the coup against Athaliah. He was instrumental in preserving the Davidic line by protecting Joash and eventually crowning him king.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship and the setting for the events of this chapter. It was here that Joash was crowned king, and Athaliah met her downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Judah who supported Jehoiada's plan to restore the rightful king. Their cheering and running signify their approval and joy at the restoration of the Davidic line.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>Despite human attempts to thwart God's plans, His purposes prevail. Athaliah's reign was temporary, and God's promise to David was fulfilled through Joash.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Role of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Jehoiada's faithfulness and courage demonstrate the impact of godly leadership. His actions preserved the Davidic line and restored true worship in Judah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_community_support.htm">The Power of Community Support</a></b><br>The people's support for Joash underscores the importance of community in upholding righteousness and justice. Believers are called to stand together for God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Athaliah's reign serves as a warning against idolatry and turning away from God. Her downfall illustrates the destructive nature of sin and rebellion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_temple.htm">The Importance of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple as the setting for Joash's coronation highlights the centrality of worship and God's presence in the life of His people. It serves as a reminder of the need to prioritize spiritual matters.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_rhetorical_criticism.htm">Who was Uriah the Hittite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_queen_athaliah's_overthrow_factual.htm">Could the swift overthrow of Queen Athaliah in 2 Chronicles 23:12–15 be exaggeration or legend rather than a factual event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ruth_fit_deut._23_3's_exclusion.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3 - How can the permanent exclusion of Ammonites and Moabites align with the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman in David's lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">THE EXECUTION OF ATHALIAH</span> (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/23-12.htm" title="Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:">2Chronicles 23:12-21</a>).<p>(See <a href="/context/2_kings/11-13.htm" title="And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.">2Kings 11:13-20</a>.)<p>(12) <span class= "bld">Now when Athaliah . . . she came.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Athaliah heard . . . and she came.</span><p><span class= "bld">The noise of the people running and praising the king.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">the noise of the people, the Couriers, and those who were acclaiming the king.</span> (<a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm" title="However, I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.">1Kings 11:13</a>, "the noise of the runners, the people;" where <span class= "ital">the people</span> may be an inadvertent repetition, as the same expression follows directly. The rest of the verse is the same as here.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When Athaliah heard the noise</span>. The parallel (<a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-16</a>) shows only two differences of any noteworthiness, and these will come under notice next verse. <span class="accented">The noise</span>; Hebrew, the voice; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> no doubt the voices of the people. <span class="cmt_word">Praising</span>. The Hebrew is the piel participle; our corresponding phrase would be, "singing out the praises of the king," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> not any personal praises, but such as the cries of "Long live the king!" or, as our Authorized Version has it, "God save the king I" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Athaliah</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6271.htm">Strong's 6271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Athaliah -- daughter of Ahab, also three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the noise</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֤וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">running</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרָצִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cheering</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·hal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[them]</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">2 Chronicles 23:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 23:12 When Athaliah heard the noise (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>