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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.

KJV

Lætatusque est omnis populus terræ, et civitas conquievit : Athalia autem occisa est gladio in domo regis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐχάρη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ πόλις ἡσύχασεν· καὶ τὴν Γοθολίαν ἐθανάτωσαν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν οἴκῳ τοῦ βασιλέως.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח כָּל עַם הָ/אָ֖רֶץ וְ/הָ/עִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה וְ/אֶת עֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ הֵמִ֥יתוּ בַ/חֶ֖רֶב בֵּ֥ית מלך הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Athaliah

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ
'tlyhv
proper_noun · 17×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
תִּשְׁקֹ֥ט
tshqt
verb · 41×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 23:21 — And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
  • Prov 11:10 — When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
  • Prov 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.