2 Kings 11:13
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New International Version (©2011)
When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the people, she went to the people at the temple of the LORD.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Athaliah heard all the noise made by the palace guards and the people, she hurried to the LORD's Temple to see what was happening.

English Standard Version (©2001)
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she went into the house of the LORD to the people.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the LORD.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When Athaliah heard the noise from the guard and the crowd, she went out to the people at the LORD's temple.

International Standard Version (©2012)
When Athaliah heard all of the commotion coming from those who were guarding the people, she approached the people who were in the LORD's Temple.

NET Bible (©2006)
When Athaliah heard the royal guard shout, she joined the crowd at the LORD's temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the other people, she went into the LORD's temple, where the people were.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

American King James Version
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

American Standard Version
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord,

Darby Bible Translation
And Athaliah heard the noise of the couriers and of the people; and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.

English Revised Version
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

World English Bible
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and of] the people, she came to the people into the house of Yahweh:

Young's Literal Translation
And Athaliah heareth the voice of the runners and of the people, and she cometh in unto the people, to the house of Jehovah,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:13-16 Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason! The most guilty are commonly the most forward to reproach others.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 13. - And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard (comp. 1 Kings 1:41-45, where the noise accompanying the coronation of Solomon was heard to an equal distance) and of the people. The "and," which is omitted in the present Hebrew text, may be supplied by a very slight alteration. We have only to read הָרָצִי וְהָעָם for הָרָצין הָעָם - an emendation rendered almost certain by the fact that the plural in אּיּן does not belong to the date of the writer of Kings. She came to the people into the temple of the Lord. It was not her habit to enter the temple on the sabbath, or on any ether day; but, hearing the noise, she hurried across from the palace to learn its cause. It would seem that she was still unsuspicious of danger, and brought no guards with her, nor any large body of attendants.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard, and of the people,.... Their acclamations and shouts at the coronation of the king; for by this time the people had some knowledge of the affair, and ran, and came flocking to see the new king, and express their joy on this occasion, and whom they greatly praised, 2 Chronicles 23:12.

she came to the people into the temple of the Lord; the outward court, where the people were assembled; and she seems to come alone, unattended, in great surprise and consternation, and was admitted to pass the guards, being the queen, and alone, and perhaps by the particular order of Jehoiada, though contrary to the general orders he gave, 2 Kings 11:8.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2Ki 11:13-16. Athaliah Slain.

13. Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people—The profound secrecy with which the conspiracy had been conducted rendered the unusual acclamations of the vast assembled crowd the more startling and roused the suspicions of the tyrant.

she came … into the temple of the Lord—that is, the courts, which she was permitted to enter by Jehoiada's directions (2Ki 11:8) in order that she might be secured.

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The Death of Athaliah
13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. 14And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 15But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said to them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that follows her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. …

1 Kings 14:27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
2 Chronicles 23:12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the LORD.