She looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, with the officers and the trumpeters beside him, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their instruments leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
In context
11Then they brought out the king’s son, placed the crown on him, gave him the testimony and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they shouted, “Long live the king!” 12When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she came to the people at the house of Yahweh. 13She looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, with the officers and the trumpeters beside him, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their instruments leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!” 14Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of hundreds, the officers of the army, and told them, “Take her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her is to die by the sword.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death in the house of Yahweh.” 15So they laid hands on her, and when she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate at the king’s house, they killed her there.
