10. To the captains over hundreds the priest gave the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the Lord.
11. And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right corner to the left corner of the temple area, along by the altar [in the court] and the temple proper.
12. And Jehoiada brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the Testimony [the Mosaic Law]; and they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, Long live the king!
13. When Athaliah heard the noise of the guards and the people, she went into the house of the Lord to the people.