Holy Scripture

2 Kings 11:16

A church father on this verse
“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 th…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 11:13

Source: Septuagint

Original

16And they laid hands upon her, and went in by the way of the horses’ entrance into the house of the Lord, and she was slain there.

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14And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the land even rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the host, and said to them, Bring her forth without the ranges, and he that goes in after her shall certainly die by the sword. For the priest said, Let her not however be slain in the house of the Lord.

— 2 Kings 11:16 —

17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; also between the king and the people.

18And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore it down, and completely broke in pieces his altars and his images, and they slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed overseers over the house of the Lord.

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