And Jehoiadathe priestcommandedthe captainsof hundredswho were appointedover the armyand saidto them, "Bringher out betweenthe ranks,and whoever followsher putto deathwith the sword."For the priestsaid,"Let her not be putto deathin the houseof the LORD."
She lookedand behold,the kingwas standingby the pillar,according to the custom,with the captainsand the trumpetersbesidethe king;and allthe peopleof the landrejoicedand blewtrumpets.Then Athaliahtoreher clothesand cried,"Treason!Treason!"
So they seizedher, and when she arrivedat the horses'entranceof the king'shouse,she was putto deaththere.
Now in the seventhyearJehoiadasentand broughtthe captainsof hundredsof the Caritesand of the guard,and broughtthem to him in the houseof the LORD.Then he madea covenantwith them and putthem underoathin the houseof the LORD,and showedthem the king'sson.
Jehoiadathe priestbroughtout the captainsof hundredswho were appointedover the armyand saidto them, "Bringher out betweenthe ranks;and whoever followsher, putto deathwith the sword."For the priestsaid,"Let her not be putto deathin the houseof the LORD."
Then Jehoiadathe priestgaveto the captainsof hundredsthe spearsand the largeand smallshieldswhichhad been KingDavid's,whichwere in the houseof God.
"If,however, a manactspresumptuouslytowardhis neighbor,so as to killhim craftily,you are to takehim [even] from My altar,that he may die.
"You therefore, sonof man,prophesyand clap[your] handstogether;and let the swordbe doubledthe thirdtime,the swordfor the slain.It is the swordfor the greatoneslain,which surroundsthem,
And He saidto them, "Defilethe templeand fillthe courtswith the slain.Goout!" Thus they wentout and struckdown[the people] in the city.
Thenallthe citywas provoked,and the peoplerushed together,and taking holdof Paulthey draggedhim out of the temple,and immediatelythe doorswere shut.
