11 And they stood, each one having his weapons in his hand, before the right side of the temple, all the way to the left side of the altar and of the shrine, surrounding the king.
12 And he led forth the son of the king. And he placed the diadem on him, and the testimony. And they made him king, and they anointed him. And clapping their hands, they said: 'The king lives!'
13 Then Athaliah heard the sound of the people running. And entering to the crowd at the temple of the Lord,
14 she saw the king standing upon a tribunal, according to custom, and the singers and trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing and sounding the trumpets. And she tore her garments, and she cried out: 'Conspiracy! Conspiracy!'
15 But Jehoiada gave orders to the centurions who were over the army, and he said to them: 'Lead her away, beyond the precinct of the temple. And whoever will have followed her, let him be struck with the sword.' For the priest had said, 'Do not allow her to be killed in the temple of the Lord.'
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