25:3 When he had secured control of the kingdom, 2 he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. 3
1 tn Heb “killed Athaliah with the sword.”
2 tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure upon him.”
3 tn Heb “he killed his servants, the ones who had struck down the king, his father.”
4 tn Heb “prepared.”
5 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun “they” has been used here for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
6 tn Heb “for quickly was the matter.”