2 Kings 11:16

2 Kings 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
• New International Version (NIV)So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was put to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses’ entrance into the king’s house, and there she was killed.

Context of 2 Kings 11:16

14When she looked, behold, there stood the [young] king [on the platform] by the pillar, as was customary [on such occasions], and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king; and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!” 15Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds appointed over the army and said to them, “Take her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword.” For the priest had said, “Let her not be put to death in the house (temple) of the Lord.” So they seized her, and she went through the horses’ entrance to the king’s house (palace), and she was put to death there. 17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they would be the Lord’s people—also between the king and the people [to be his subjects]. 18Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They utterly smashed his altar and his images to pieces, and they put Mattan the priest of Baal to death in front of the altars. And [Jehoiada] the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 11:16 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ לָהּ֙ יָדַ֔יִם וַתָּב֛וֹא דֶּֽרֶךְ־מְב֥וֹא הַסּוּסִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתּוּמַ֖ת שָֽׁם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• on her; and she wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• by the which the horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• cameמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• into the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and there was she slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:16

• 2 Chronicles 23:15So they seized Athaliah, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house (palace), they put her to death there.
• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully], By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed, For in the image of God He made man.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather up scraps of food under my table; as I have done [to others], so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• Matthew 7:2For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you.
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous and just are You, Who are and Who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16By the way - which the horses came - They probably brought her out near the king's stables. It has been supposed, from Ezekiel 46:1, Ezekiel 46:2, that the east gate of the inner court was that by which the king entered on the Sabbath day, whereas on all other days he entered by the south gate. And there was another gate, called the horse gate, in the wall of the city, ( Jeremiah 31:40;), for the king's horses to go out at from the stables at Millo, which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And they laid hands on her - Most modern critics render - “and they gave her space,” i. e., they cleared a way for her, and allowed her to walk out of the temple not only unharmed but untonched.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason! The most guilty are commonly the most forward to reproach others.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Athaliah died at the gate where horses enter the palace, similar to her mother Jezebel, who died under Jehu's horses (2 Kings 9:33).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:16

• Athaliah
• Conspiracy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash
• Treason
• Usurpation
• Women
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Horse
• Jehoash
• Kidron
• Testimony
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)
• Kidron, the Brook
• Lay; Laying

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings