2 Chronicles 23:14 meaning and explanation

And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

2 Chronicles 23:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Jehoiada the priest has just crowned seven year old Joash, the rightful heir of David, while Queen Athaliah, who had seized the throne and killed the royal family, rushes in crying treason. Here he orders his commanders to remove her from the temple grounds and to execute any who defend her.

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