2 Kings 11:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 11:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 11:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the kin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 11:20 — KJV
“And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.”
— 2 Kings 11:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 11:20 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 11:20
“And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:20: people, land, rejoiced
“And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Treason: Heb. Conspiracy”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:20: people, land, rejoiced
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:20: land, slew, sword
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:20: people, land, rejoiced
“And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:20: slew, sword, beside
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