2 Kings 11:20
And 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.
King James Version
In Context
21Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
2 Chronicles 23:21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
Proverbs 29:2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:18-21
17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord 's people; between the king also and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into 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 the Lord . 19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land;… Read the whole commentary →