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the noise of the guard
This refers to the noise made by all the soldiers.
she came to the people in the house of Yahweh
"she came to where the people had gathered at the temple"
She looked, and, behold, the king was standing
"When she arrived, she was surprised to see King Joash standing"
by the pillar
"by one of the pillars of the temple"
as the custom was
"which was the usual place for the king to stand"
the trumpeters
"the people who played the trumpets"
Athaliah tore her clothes
She tore her clothes to express that she was very upset and angry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
Treason! Treason!
"You are traitors! You have betrayed me!"