KJV ORIGINAL
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When Athaliah heard the commotion from the guards and the crowd, she went to the people in the Lord's temple.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Athaliah discovering that something significant was happening at the temple that involved guards and a crowd.
📚 Historical Context
Athaliah was the evil queen mother who had murdered most of the royal family to seize power in Judah, but the infant prince Joash had been secretly saved and hidden in the temple for six years. The priest Jehoiada was orchestrating a coup to restore the rightful heir to the throne, and the 'noise' Athaliah heard was the sound of Joash being crowned king and the people celebrating.
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