2 Kings 11 · Verse 16

2 Kings 11:16

And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
2 Kings 11:16, King James Version

2 Kings 11:16 in other translations

BSBSo they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
WEBSo they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.
ASVSo they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain.
YLTAnd they make for her sides, and she entereth the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.
DARBYAnd they made way for her, and she went by the way by which the horses entered the king's house, and there was she put to death.
BBESo they put their hands on her, and she went to the king's house by the doorway of the horses, and there she was put to death.
WebsterAnd they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.

What does 2 Kings 11:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 By the way - which the horses came - They probably brought her out near the king's stables. It has been supposed, from Eze 46:1, Eze 46:2, that the east gate of the inner court was that by which the king entered on the Sabbath day, whereas on all other days he entered by the south gate. And there was another gate, called the horse gate, in the wall of the city, (Jer 31:40), for the king's horses to go out at from the stables at Millo, which is therefore called, 2Chr 23:15, the horse gate toward the king's house.

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.

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2 Kings 11:16 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.

וַיָּשִׂ֤מוּvai.ya.Si.muand they putH7760
לָהּ֙lahto her
יָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimhandsH3027
וַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she wentH935
דֶּֽרֶךְ\־de.rekh-[the] way ofH1870
מְב֥וֹאme.Vo'[the] entrance ofH3996
הַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.Simthe horsesH5483
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.Matand she was put to deathH4191
שָֽׁם\׃\ \סShamthereH8033

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 11:16

  • Genesis 9:6

    Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

  • Revelation 16:5-7

    And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

  • James 2:13

    For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

  • Matthew 7:2

    For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:15

    So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.

  • Judges 1:7

    And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
by the which.
2Ch 23:15
there was she slain.
Ge 9:6; Jud 1:7; Mt 7:2; Jas 2:13; Re 16:5-7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 11:16

    And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.

  • 2 Kings 11:17

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.

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2 Kings 11:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Diéronle pues lugar, y como iba el camino por donde entran los de á caballo á la casa del rey, allí la mataron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils lui firent place; et elle alla par le chemin de l’entrée des chevaux dans la maison du roi, et là elle fut mise à mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie machten ihr Platz, und sie ging in das Haus des Königs auf dem Wege des Eingangs für die Rosse; und sie wurde daselbst getötet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Imposueruntque ei manus, et impegerunt eam per viam introitus equorum, juxta palatium, et interfecta est ibi.