2 Kings 11:13

And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Athaliah	עֲתַלְיָ֔ה 'a.tal.Yah	H6271	Athaljah · proper noun, a woman's name
heard	וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע va.tish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
noise	ק֥וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
guard	הָֽרָצִ֖ין ha.ra.Tzin	H7323	to run (for whatever reason · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
people	הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
came	וַתָּבֹ֥א va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
people	הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
temple	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 23:12-15 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:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

We may suppose it was designed when they had finished the solemnity of the king's inauguration, to pay a visit to Athaliah, and call her to an account for her murders, usurpation, and tyranny; but, like her mother Jezebel, she saved them the labour, went out to meet them, and hastened her own destruction. 1. Hearing the noise, she came in a fright to see what was the matter, Kg2 11:13. Jehoiada and his friends began in silence, but now that they found their strength, they proclaimed what they were doing. It seems, Athaliah was little regarded, else she would have had intelligence brought her of this daring attempt before with her own ears she heard the noise; had the design been discovered b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:13

ATHALIAH SLAIN. (Kg2 11:13-16) Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people--The profound secrecy with which the conspiracy had been conducted rendered the unusual acclamations of the vast assembled crowd the more startling and roused the suspicions of the tyrant. she came . . . into the temple of the Lord--that is, the courts, which she was permitted to enter by Jehoiada's directions (Kg2 11:8) in order that she might be secured.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:12

Put the crown upon him - This was a diadem or golden band that went round the head. And - the testimony - Probably the book of the law, written on a roll of vellum. This was his scepter. Some think that it was placed upon his head, as well as the diadem. The diadem, the testimony, and the anointing oil, were essential to his consecration. They clapped their hands - This I believe is the first instance on record of clapping the hands as a testimony of joy. God save the king - יחי המלך yechi hannmelech; May the king live! So the words should be translated wherever they occur.

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:13

And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard, and of the people,.... Their acclamations and shouts at the coronation of the king; for by this time the people had some knowledge of the affair, and ran, and came flocking to see the new king, and express their joy on this occasion, and whom they greatly praised, 2 Chronicles 23:12. she came to the people into the temple of the Lord; the outward court, where the people were assembled; and she seems to come alone, unattended, in great surprise and consternation, and was admitted to pass the guards, being the queen, and alone, and perhaps by the particular order of Jehoiada, though contrary to the general orders he gave, 2 Kings 11:8.

The Church Fathers

While these things were happening in the temple, Athaliah, being alarmed by the shouts of the gathering people and by the noise of the crowds, ran to the temple. But while she was trying to restrain the riot with her presence and voice, she was arrested by the guards of the king and was brought outside the walls of the temple, where she was killed by order of the high priest, lest her blood might pollute the house of God. So the prophetic predictions about the annihilation of the family of Ahab were gradually accomplished through different deaths.
— Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 11:13

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Dictionary and topics

Footman — a word employed in the English Bible in two senses:
Jehoash — Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of…
Athaliah · 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of — 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of
Conspiracy · .Of Jehoiada — .Of Jehoiada
Joash · .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada — .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada
Usurpation · .By Athaliah — .By Athaliah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 11:13

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:12

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:13

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:12

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 11:4-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 11:13-14

Rashi on 2 Kings 11:12