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

14And she looked, and behold, the king was standing by the pillar according to the custom, with the captains and the trumpeters beside the king; and all the people of the land were joyful and were blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!” 15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword!” For the priest said, “She is not to be put to death at the house of the Lord.” So they seized her, and when they brought her to the horses’ entrance of the king’s house, 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, and between the king and the people. 18And all the people of the land came to the house of Baal and tore it down; they thoroughly smashed his altars and his images in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Then the priest appointed sentries 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

• seizedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• seizedיָדyâd · handH3027
• they broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• her to the horses’סוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• entranceמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• putמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:16

• 2 Chronicles 23:15So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they put her to death there.
• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.
• Judges 1:7And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• Matthew 7:2For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You, the One who is and who was, 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