2 Chronicles 23 · Verse 21

2 Chronicles 23:21

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
2 Chronicles 23:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 23:21 in other translations

BSBand all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
WEBSo all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.
ASVSo all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.
YLTAnd all the people of the land rejoice, and the city hath been quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword.
DARBYAnd all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
BBESo all the people of the land were glad and the town was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.
WebsterAnd all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

What does 2 Chronicles 23:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 The city was quiet - There was no attempt at a counter-revolution. Concerning the coronation of Joash, there is a curious circumstance mentioned by the Targumist on 2Chr 23:11, it is as follows: - "And they brought forth the son of the king, and put on him the royal crown which David took from the head of the king of the children of Ammon. In it was inserted the precious attracting stone, in which was engraven and expressed the great and honorable Name [יהוה] which David had placed there by the Holy Spirit: and it was of the weight of a talent of gold; it was therefore a testimony to the house of David that no king who was not of the seed of David should be able to put it on his head, nor be able to bear its weight. When, therefore, the people saw it placed on the head of Joash, and that he was able to bear this crown, they believed him to be of the seed of David, and immediately constituted him king. Therefore Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, May the king be prosperous in his kingdom!" The Jews say that this was the crown of the king of the Ammonites; and that it was always worn afterwards by the kings of the house of Judah. See Jarchi on this place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 23:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.Chuand they rejoicedH8055
כָל\־khol-allH3605
עַם\־'am-[the] people ofH5971
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'Irand the cityH5892
שָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahit was at peaceH8252
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huAthaliahH6271
הֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuthey had put to deathH4191
בֶחָֽרֶב\׃\ \סve.Cha.revwith the swordH2719

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:21

  • 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.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  • Psalms 58:10-11

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Revelation 19:1-4

    And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

  • Proverbs 11:10

    When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 11:20; Ps 58:10,11; Pr 11:10; Re 18:20; 19:1-4

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 23:20

    And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:21

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

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2 Chronicles 23:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y todo el pueblo del país hizo alegrías: y la ciudad estuvo quieta, muerto que hubieron á Athalía á cuchillo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tout le peuple du pays se réjouit, et la ville fut tranquille: et ils avaient mis à mort Athalie par l’épée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alles Volk des Landes freute sich, und die Stadt hatte Ruhe. Athalja aber hatten sie mit dem Schwerte getötet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Lætatusque est omnis populus terræ, et urbs quievit: porro Athalia interfecta est gladio.