They laid hands on her. — So the LXX. and Vulg. The Hebrew phrase means: and they made room for her on both sides — i.e., the crowd fell back, and a lane was formed for her exit (so the Targum and Rashi).
She went... king’s house. — She entered the palace by way of the entry of the horses. Athaliah was conducted to the royal stables which adjoined the palace, and there put to death.