Matthew Henry · Verses 13–16
Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason! The most guilty are commonly the most forward to reproach others.
2 Kings 11:13
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into Yahweh’s house:
World English Bible
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WEBBE
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the LORD’s house;
BSB
When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD.
KJV
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
ASV
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and of] the people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
BBE
Now Athaliah, hearing the noise made by the people, came to the people in the house of the Lord;
Original Hebrew
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וַתִּשְׁמַע
va·tish·ma'
and she heard
H8085
עֲתַלְיָה
'a·tal·yah
Athaliah
H6271
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
H853
קוֹל
kol
[the] sound of
H6963
הָרָצִין
ha·ra·tzin
the runners
H7323
הָעָם
ha·'am
the people
H5971
וַתָּבֹא
va·ta·vo'
and she went
H935
אֶל־
'el-
to
H413
הָעָם
ha·'am
the people
H5971
בֵּית
beit
[the] house of
H1004
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
H3068
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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.