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

14Then she saw the king standing by the pillar, according to custom. The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!” 15Jehoiada the priest ordered the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, “Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord’s temple. They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There she was executed. 17Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal to the Lord. 18All the people of the land went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols to bits. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.

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 23:15They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her.
• Genesis 9:6“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”
• Judges 1:7Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up food scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
• Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Revelation 16:5Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just – the one who is and who was, the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments,

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
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)
• Kidron, the Brook

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