וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהָעִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ הֵמִ֥יתוּ בֶחָֽרֶב׃ (ס)
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they slew Athaliah with the sword.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Chronicles 23:21: and classical rabbinic exegesis.