23:12 When Athaliah heard the royal guard 1 shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd 2 at the Lord’s temple. 23:13 Then she saw 3 the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled, “Treason! Treason!” 4
1 tn Heb “and Athaliah heard the sound of the people, the runners.”
2 tn Heb “she came to the people.”
3 tn Heb “and she saw, and behold.”
4 tn Or “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”