Lux Domini
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.

What does 2 Kings 11:13 mean?

Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason!

Key themes

HopeJustice and mercyTruthProphetic witness

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Keep this verse inside 2 Kings 11:13-16 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Athaliah Person

Whom God afflicts. (1. ) The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah ( 2 Kings 8:18 ), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” ( 2 Chr. 21:6 ), called “daughter” of Omri ( 2 Kings 8:26 ).