13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
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Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-16)We may suppose it was designed when they had finished the solemnity of the king’s inauguration, to pay a visit to Athaliah, and call her to an account for her murders, usurpation, and tyranny; but, like her mother Jezebel, she saved them the labour, went out to meet them, and hastened her own destruction. 1. Hearing the noise, she came in a fright to see what was the matter, 2 Kgs. 11:13. Jehoiada…
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