2 Chronicles 23:21

And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city has been quiet, and they have put Athaliah to death by the sword.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

In Context

20And he takes the heads of the hundreds, and the majestic ones, and the rulers among the people, and all the people of the land, and brings down the king from the house of YHWH, and they come in through the high gate to the house of the king, and cause the king to sit on the throne of the kingdom.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:10The righteous rejoices that he has seen vengeance, || He washes his steps in the blood of the wicked.

Revelation 18:20Be glad over her, O Heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, because God judged your judgment of her!”

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:13-21

Joash Crowned and Athaliah Slain. ( b. c. 878.) 12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord : 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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