2 Chronicles 23:21

2 Chronicles 23:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
• New International Version (NIV)All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.
• 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.
• 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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:21

19He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean. 20Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the Lord. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed.

2 Chronicles 23:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהָעִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ הֵמִ֥יתוּ בֶחָֽרֶב׃ 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 quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• after that they had slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû · AthaliahH6271
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:21

• 2 Kings 11:20So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed at the king’s palace.
• Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Proverbs 11:10The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the wicked die.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
• Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the Lord! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The city was quiet - There was no attempt at a counter-revolution. Concerning the coronation of Joash, there is a curious circumstance mentioned by the Targumist on 2 Chronicles 23:11, it is as follows: - "And they brought forth the son of the king, and put on him the royal crown which David took from the head of the king of the children of Ammon. In it was inserted the precious attracting stone, in which was engraven and expressed the great and honorable…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 23:21

• Athaliah
• Joy

In the dictionaries

• Athaliah
• Covenant
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• noble, nobleman, royal official

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• 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