2 Chronicles 23:13

Easy To Read Version

She looked and saw the king. The king was standing by the king’s column at the front entrance. The officers and the men who blew trumpets were near the king. The people of the land were happy and blowing trumpets. The singers were playing on instruments of music. The singers led the people in singing praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes {\cf2\super [264]} and said, “Treason! Treason!” {\cf2\super [265]}

Cross References

2 Kings 11:14

Athaliah saw the king by the column where the king usually stood. She also saw the leaders and men playing the trumpets for the king. She saw that all the people were very happy. She heard the trumpets, and she tore her clothes {to show she was upset}. Then Athaliah shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Kings 23:3

The king stood by the column and made an agreement with the Lord. He agreed to follow the Lord and to obey his commands, the Agreement, and his rules. He agreed to do this with all his heart and soul. He agreed to obey the Agreement written in this book. All the people stood to {show they supported} the {king’s} agreement.

2 Kings 9:13

Then each officer quickly took his robe off and put it on the steps in front of Jehu. Then they blew the trumpet and made the announcement, “Jehu is king!”

2 Kings 9:23

Joram turned the horses to run away. Joram said to Ahaziah, “It is a trick, Ahaziah!”

1 Chronicles 12:40

Also, their neighbors from the areas where the family groups of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali live brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and cattle. They brought much flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep. The people in Israel were very happy.

1 Chronicles 15:24

The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer had the job of blowing trumpets \{as they walked\} in front of the Box of the Agreement. Obed Edom and Jehiah were the other guards for the Box of the Agreement.

1 Chronicles 15:27

All the Levites that carried the Box of the Agreement wore robes made from fine linen. {\cf2\super [174]} Kenaniah, the man in charge of the singing, and all the singers had robes made from fine linen. David also wore a robe made from fine linen. And David also wore an ephod {\cf2\super [175]} made of fine linen.

2 Chronicles 23:12

Athaliah heard the noise of the people running to the temple {\cf2\super [263]} and praising the king. She came into the Lord’s temple to the people.

2 Chronicles 23:14

Jehoiada the priest brought out the army captains. He said to them, “Take Athaliah outside among the army. Use your swords to kill any person that follows her.” Then the priest warned the soldiers, “Don’t kill Athaliah in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [266]} ”

2 Chronicles 34:31

Then the king stood up in his place. He made an agreement with the Lord. He agreed to follow the Lord, and to obey the Lord’s commands, laws, and rules. Josiah agreed to obey with all his heart and soul. He agreed to obey the words of the Agreement written in this book.

Proverbs 11:10

When good people are successful, all the city is happy. When evil people are destroyed, people shout with joy.

Proverbs 29:2

When the ruler is a good person, then all the people are happy. But when an evil person rules, then all the people complain.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.

Ezekiel 46:2

The ruler will go into the porch of that gate and stand by the gatepost. Then the priests will offer the ruler’s burnt offering and fellowship offerings. The ruler will worship at the opening of that gate. Then he will go out. But the gate will not be shut until evening.

Judges 7:8

So Gideon sent the other men of Israel home. Gideon kept the 300 men with him. Those 300 men kept the supplies and the trumpets of the other men who went home.