Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 23:12

"And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:" — 2 Chronicles 23:12 (ASV)

THE EXECUTION OF ATHALIAH (2 Chronicles 23:12–21). (See 2 Kings 11:13–20.)

Now when Athaliah ... she came. — And Athaliah heard ... and she came.

The noise of the people running and praising the king. —Or, the noise of the people, the Couriers, and those who were acclaiming the king. (1 Kings 11:13, the noise of the runners, the people; where the people may be an inadvertent repetition, as the same expression follows directly. The rest of the verse is the same as here.)