And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
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Interpretation
Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 11:4-8.