12 Then he brought the king’s son out, and (A)put the crown on him and gave him (B)the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “(C)Long live the king!”

13 (D)When Athaliah heard the noise of the guards and of the people, she came to the people at the house of the Lord. 14 And she looked, and behold, the king was standing (E)by the pillar according to the custom, with the captains and the [a]trumpeters beside the king; and (F)all the people of the land were joyful and were blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah (G)tore her clothes and cried out, “(H)Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:14 Lit trumpets

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