2 Chronicles 23 · Verse 12

2 Chronicles 23:12

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:
2 Chronicles 23:12, King James Version

2 Chronicles 23:12 in other translations

BSBWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
WEBWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.
ASVAnd when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
YLTAnd Athaliah heareth the voice of the people who are running, and who are praising the king, and she cometh in unto the people in the house of Jehovah,
DARBYAnd Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.
BBENow Athaliah, hearing the noise of the people running and praising the king, came to the people in the house of the Lord:
WebsterNow when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

What does 2 Chronicles 23:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Athaliah heard the noise of the people--The unusual commotion, indicated by the blast of the trumpets and the vehement acclamations of the people, drew her attention, or excited her fears. She might have flattered herself that, having slain all the royal family, she was in perfect security; but it is just as likely that, finding on reflection, one had escaped her murderous hands, she might not deem it expedient to institute any enquiries; but the very idea would keep her constantly in a state of jealous suspicion and irritation. In that state of mind, the wicked usurper, hearing across the Tyropoeon the outburst of popular joy, rushed across the bridge to the temple grounds, and, penetrating from a single glance the meaning of the whole scene, raised a shriek of "Treason!"

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

2 Chronicles 23:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'and she heardH8085
עֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huAthaliahH6271
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
ק֤וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
הָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.Tzimwho were runningH7323
וְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.Limand who were praisingH1984
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:12

  • 2 Kings 9:32-37

    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. …

  • 2 Kings 11:13-16

    And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord. And 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. But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord. And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now when.
2Ki 11:13-16
she came.
2Ki 9:32-37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 23:11

    Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:12

    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:

  • 2 Chronicles 23:13

    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.

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2 Chronicles 23:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como Athalía oyó el estruendo de la gente que corría, y de los que bendecían al rey, vino al pueblo á la casa de Jehová;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Athalie entendit le cri du peuple qui courait et acclamait le roi, et elle entra vers le peuple dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Athalja das Geschrei des Volkes hörte, das herzulief und den König pries, kam sie zu dem Volke in das Haus Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod cum audisset Athalia, vocem scilicet currentium atque laudantium regem, ingressa est ad populum in templum Domini.