And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
And she looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, with the princes and trumpeters beside him. All the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, along with singers playing musical instruments and those who led the praise singing. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, 'Treason! Treason!'
The writer is describing the moment when the wicked queen Athaliah discovered that the rightful young king had been crowned, causing her to cry out in anger and desperation.
📚 Historical Context
This scene takes place during the coronation of seven-year-old Joash as king of Judah around 835 BC. Queen Athaliah had murdered most of the royal family to seize power, but baby Joash had been secretly hidden and raised by the priest Jehoiada. After six years, Jehoiada orchestrated a coup to restore the rightful Davidic king to the throne.
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