2 Kings 11:3

Athaliah did reign. The record of Athaliah’s reign is brief. To such a degree was she held in contempt that the Hebrew recorders left no details concerning the nature of her reign. However, from a comparison of 2 Kings 12:5-14 with 11:18 and 2 Chronicles 24:7, it is clear that Athaliah made an effort to put an end to the worship of Jehovah and to establish the exclusive worship of Baal. The Temple services seem to have been discontinued and the Temple itself was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. The sacred vessels of the Temple formerly used in the worship of Jehovah were doubtless turned over to the priests of Baal.