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2 Kings 11

2 Kings 11:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And all the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
of the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
rejoiced
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
f, and the city
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
was in quiet
shaqat (Hebrew #8252)
to repose (usually figurative)
KJV usage: appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
Pronounce: shaw-kat'
Origin: a primitive root
: and they slew
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
Athaliah
`Athalyah (Hebrew #6271)
from the same as 6270 and 3050; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
KJV usage: Athaliah.
Pronounce: ath-al-yaw'
Origin: or mAthalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}
with the sword
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
beside the king’s
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
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Prov. 11:10• 10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. (Prov. 11:10)
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Prov. 29:2• 2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. (Prov. 29:2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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rejoiced.
2 Kings 11:14• 14And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. (2 Kings 11:14)
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2 Chron. 23:21• 21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. (2 Chron. 23:21)
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Prov. 11:10• 10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. (Prov. 11:10)
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Prov. 29:2• 2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. (Prov. 29:2)
slew Athaliah.
2 Kings 11:15• 15But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord. (2 Kings 11:15)
• Joy and peace are the portion of the souls who, in order to please God and serve Him, have separated themselves from that which dishonors Him. (“Athaliah: 2 Kings 11” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.