2 Kings 11:20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword at the king’s house.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person’s blood be shed, for in his own image God made humans.

2 Kings 11:14

when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to custom, with the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Chronicles 23:21

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword.

Proverbs 11:10

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

Proverbs 29:2

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