2 Kings 11:20

Modern English Version

All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had killed Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in His own image.

2 Kings 11:14

Then she looked, and the king was standing by a pillar according to custom, the captains and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Conspiracy, conspiracy!”

2 Chronicles 23:21

And all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city had peace when they put Athaliah to death with the sword.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is singing.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.