2 Kings 11:15

But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

Cross-reference

In 2 Kings 11:4, Jehoiada gathers these same captains; here he commands them to execute Athaliah.

In 2 Kings 11:9, the captains faithfully carried out Jehoiada's earlier orders; now they receive a new command about Athaliah.

In 2 Kings 11:20, the joyful aftermath of Athaliah's execution: the city quiet after her death, fulfilling Jehoiada's order.

2 Chronicles 23:14 directly parallels this verse — Jehoiada's command to remove and kill Athaliah outside the temple.

Exodus 21:14 says a murderer may be taken from the altar to die; Jehoiada follows this by removing Athaliah from the temple for execution.

Ezekiel 9:7 Contrast

Ezekiel 9:7 commands filling the temple with slain, contrasting Jehoiada's order not to kill Athaliah in the house of the Lord.