2-kings 11:20
Translations
King James Version (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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king's house.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
So all the people of the land were glad, and the town was quiet; and they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king's house.
Webster's Revision
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.
World English Bible
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king's house.
English Revised Version (ERV)
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword at the king's house.
Clarke's 2-kings 11:20 Bible Commentary
The people - rejoiced - They were glad to get rid of the tyranny of Athaliah.
And the city was in quiet - She had no partisans to rise up and disturb the king's reign.
Barnes's 2-kings 11:20 Bible Commentary
They slew Athaliah with the sword - This is one of the many little repetitions which mark the manner of the writer, and which generally contain some little point which has not been mentioned before (compare 2 Kings 11:16).
