2 Kings 11:20

2 Kings 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
• New International Version (NIV)All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword in the king’s house.

Context of 2 Kings 11:20

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. 19Then he took the captains of hundreds, the Carites (royal bodyguards), the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought the [young] king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of the guards’ gate to the king’s house. And [little] Joash sat on the throne of the kings. So all the people of the land rejoiced and the city [of Jerusalem] was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house. 21Jehoash (Joash) was seven years old when he became king.

2 Kings 11:20 word by word

וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח כָּל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהָעִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ הֵמִ֥יתוּ בַחֶ֖רֶב בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• was in quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• and they slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû · AthaliahH6271
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:20

• 2 Kings 11:14When 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!”
• 2 Chronicles 23:21So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
• Proverbs 29:2When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice; But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.
• 2 Kings 11:15Then 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.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The people - rejoiced - They were glad to get rid of the tyranny of Athaliah. And the city was in quiet - She had no partisans to rise up and disturb the king's reign.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20They slew Athaliah with the sword - This is one of the many little repetitions which mark the manner of the writer, and which generally contain some little point which has not been mentioned before (compare 2 Kings 11:16).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 King and people would cleave most firmly to each other, when both had joined themselves to the Lord. It is well with a people, when all the changes that pass over them help to revive, strengthen, and advance the interests of religion among them. Covenants are of use, both to remind us of, and bind us to, the duties already binding on us. They immediately abolished idolatry; and, pursuant to the covenant with one another, they expressed mutual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The city was calm, showing that the kingdom respects God and his laws (Isaiah 35:10; 65:18–24; Jeremiah 33:6–16).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:20

• Athaliah
• Joash

In the dictionaries

• Athaliah
• Jehoash
• Testimony
• Jehoiada
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)

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