23:12 When Athaliah heard the royal guard 3 shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd 4 at the Lord’s temple.
1 tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”
2 tn Heb “and the terror of God [or “a great terror”] was upon all the kingdoms of the lands.” It is uncertain if אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) should be understood as a proper name here (“God”), or taken in an idiomatic superlative sense.
3 tn Heb “and Athaliah heard the sound of the people, the runners.”
4 tn Heb “she came to the people.”