2 Kings 11 · Verse 14

2 Kings 11:14

And 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, King James Version

2 Kings 11:14 in other translations

BSBAnd she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
WEBand she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”
ASVand she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!
YLTand looketh, and lo, the king is standing by the pillar, according to the ordinance, and the heads, and the trumpets, are by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and calleth, ‘Conspiracy! conspiracy!'
DARBYAnd she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
BBEAnd looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Kings 11:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. the king stood by a pillar--or on a platform, erected for that purpose (see on 2Ch 6:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The king stood by a pillar - Stood On a pillar or tribunal; the place or throne on which they were accustomed to put the kings when they proclaimed them. Treason, Treason - קשר קשר kesher, kasher; A conspiracy, A conspiracy! from kashar, to bind, unite together.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 11:13-16

Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason! The most guilty are commonly the most forward to reproach others.

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 11:13-16 →

2 Kings 11:14 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.

וַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'and she sawH7200
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhthe kingH4428
עֹמֵ֨ד'o.Med[was] standingH5975
עַֽל\־'al-atH5921
הָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.Mudthe pillarH5982
כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.Pataccording to the customH4941
וְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.Rimand the commandersH8269
וְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtand the trumpetsH2689
אֶל\־'el-[were] withH413
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עַ֤ם'am[the] people ofH5971
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776
שָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.ach[was] joyfulH8056
וְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'and [was] giving a blastH8628
בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.Roton trumpetsH2689
וַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'and she toreH7167
עֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahAthaliahH6271
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haclothes herH899
וַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'and she called outH7121
קֶ֥שֶׁרKe.shertreasonH7195
קָֽשֶׁר\׃\ \סKa.shertreasonH7195

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Cross references for 2 Kings 11:14

  • 2 Chronicles 34:31

    And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • 2 Kings 9:23

    And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

  • Revelation 19:1-7

    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. …

  • Luke 19:37

    And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

  • 1 Kings 1:39-40

    And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

  • Genesis 37:29

    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:40

    Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

  • 2 Kings 11:10-11

    And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord. And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

  • Numbers 10:1-10

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. …

  • Genesis 44:13

    Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

  • 1 Kings 18:17-18

    And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
stood.The Orientals considered a seat by a pillar or column as particularly honourable.
a pillar.
23:3; 2Ch 34:31
the princes.
10,11
See on
Nu 10:1-10
all the people.
1Ki 1:39,40; 1Ch 12:40; Pr 29:2; Lu 19:37; Re 19:1-7
Treason.
1,2; 9:23; 1Ki 18:17,18

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Context

  • 2 Kings 11:13

    And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And 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 11:15

    But 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.

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2 Kings 11:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como miró, he aquí el rey que estaba junto á la columna, conforme á la costumbre, y los príncipes y los trompetas junto al rey; y que todo el pueblo del país hacía alegrías, y que tocaban las trompetas. Entonces Athalía, rasgando sus vestidos, clamó á voz en grito: ¡Traición, traición!
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elle regarda, et voici, le roi se tenait sur l’estrade, suivant l’usage, et les chefs et les trompettes étaient auprès du roi, et tout le peuple du pays se réjouissait et sonnait des trompettes. Et Athalie déchira ses vêtements, et s’écria: Conspiration! Conspiration!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie sah: und siehe, der König stand auf dem Standorte, nach dem Gebrauch, und die Obersten und die Trompeter bei dem König; und alles Volk des Landes war fröhlich und stieß in die Trompeten. Da zerriß Athalja ihre Kleider und rief: Verschwörung, Verschwörung!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
vidit regem stantem super tribunal juxta morem, et cantores, et tubas prope eum, omnemque populum terræ lætantem, et canentem tubis: et scidit vestimenta sua, clamavitque: Conjuratio, conjuratio.