American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:16
16So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain.
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
14and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason! 15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah. So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain. 17And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be Jehovah’s people; between the king also and the people. 18And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.
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וַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ לָהּ֙ יָדַ֔יִם וַתָּב֛וֹא דֶּֽרֶךְ־מְב֥וֹא הַסּוּסִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתּוּמַ֖ת שָֽׁם׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:16
- 2 Chronicles 23:15So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.
- Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Judges 1:7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
- Matthew 7:2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
- James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:
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
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- 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
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