2 Kings 11:20

Easy To Read Version

All the people were happy. The city was peaceful. And Queen Athaliah was killed with a sword near the king’s house.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“God made people as a copy of himself. So any person who kills a person must be killed by a person.

2 Kings 11:14

Athaliah saw the king by the column where the king usually stood. She also saw the leaders and men playing the trumpets for the king. She saw that all the people were very happy. She heard the trumpets, and she tore her clothes {to show she was upset}. Then Athaliah shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Chronicles 23:21

All the people of Judah were very happy and the city Jerusalem had peace because Athaliah was killed with a sword.

Proverbs 11:10

When good people are successful, all the city is happy. When evil people are destroyed, people shout with joy.

Proverbs 29:2

When the ruler is a good person, then all the people are happy. But when an evil person rules, then all the people complain.