2 Chronicles 23:11-15
2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “Long live the king!” Athaliah Murdered
2 Chronicles 23:12
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the Lord to the people.
2 Chronicles 23:13
She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
2 Chronicles 23:14
And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her is to be put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “You shall not put her to death in the house of the Lord.”
2 Chronicles 23:15
So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they put her to death there. Reforms Carried Out