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2 Kings 11:20

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What does 2 Kings 11:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king`s house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king`s house.
2 Kings 11:20 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
19And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king`s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king`s house.
21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all the people of the land rejoiced, etc.] That one of the house of David was set upon the throne, which they might fear was extinct, as it very near was; the lamp of David was almost quenched, only this single life left, from whom a line of kings proceeded, and the King Messiah; the promise of God cannot fail (see <19D211>Psalm 132:11,17), this occasioned great joy: and the city was quiet: was very easy at, yea, pleased with, the dethroning and death of Athaliah; there was no tumult on account thereof, nor such disturbances as she occasioned in her life: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house; as related in (<121116>2 Kings 11:16) where she was buried, or what…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They slew Athaliah with the sword - This is one of the many little repetitions which mark the manner of the writer, and which generally contain some little point which has not been mentioned before (compare 2 Kings 11:16). return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on 2 Kings 11". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/2-kings-11.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“rejoiced: Kg2 11:14; Ch2 23:21; Pro 11:10, Pro 29:2 slew Athaliah: Kg2 11:15 4 Kings (2 Kings) 11:21”
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