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2 Chronicles 23:13

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What does 2 Chronicles 23:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
2 Chronicles 23:13 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 23

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10And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
11Then they brought out the king`s son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.
12And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
13and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
14And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
15So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king`s house: and they slew her there.
16And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah`s people.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in--The king's pillar was in the people's court, opposite that of the priests'. The young king, arrayed in the royal insignia, had been brought out of the inner, to stand forth in the outer court, to the public view. Some think that he stood on the brazen scaffold of Solomon, erected beside the pillar [see on Ch2 6:13].”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“At the entering in - i. e. at, or near, the opening from the main chamber of the temple into the holy of holies. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Rejoiced - To see a rod sprung out of the stem of Jesse! To see what they despaired of ever seeing, a king of the house of David. 2 Chronicles 23:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“she looked: Psa 14:5 the king: Ch2 34:31; Kg2 23:3 and the princes: Num 10:1-10; Ch1 15:24 all the people: Kg1 1:39, Kg1 1:40; Ch1 12:40; Pro 11:10, Pro 29:2 sounded: Jdg 7:8, Jdg 7:18-22; Kg2 9:13 the singers: Ch1 15:16-22, Ch1 15:27, Ch1 25:1-8 Then Athaliah: Ecc 9:12 Treason: Heb. Conspiracy, Kg1 18:17, Kg1 18:18; Kg2 9:23; Rom 2:1, Rom 2:2 2 Chronicles 23:14”
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