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

19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Yhwh, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 20And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Yhwh: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

2 Chronicles 23:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ כָל־עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהָעִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ הֵמִ֥יתוּ בֶחָֽרֶב׃ סRead the interlinear

• 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 11:20And 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.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
• Revelation 19:1And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord 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