2 Chronicles 23:21
in 2 Chronicles 23and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.
KJV
And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe city was quiet - There was no attempt at a counter-revolution. Concerning the coronation of Joash, there is a curious circumstance mentioned by the Targumist on 2Ch 23:11, it is as follows: - “And they brought forth the son of the king, and put on him the royal crown which David took from the head of the king of the children of Ammon.
This site's exposition
that none which was unclean
on 2 Chronicles 23:19-21
Jehoiada sets porters at the gates of the house of the LORD so that none unclean in anything may enter, the same purity line the chapter kept from its opening restriction in verse 6, now made a standing office rather than an emergency measure. The king is brought down through the high gate into the king's house and set upon the throne of the kingdom, and the city is quiet after Athaliah is slain with the sword. Six years under a usurper end in one day that never breaches the temple's own holiness, the note Chronicles chooses to close on.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Rejoiced, &c. - The generality of the people rejoiced, the rest were quiet and made no opposition. When the Son of David is enthroned in the soul, all therein is quiet, and springs of joy are opened.
The continuance of David's seed and throne was what God had sworn by his holiness ( Ps. lxxxix. 35 ), and an interruption was no defeasance; the stream of government here runs again in the right channel. The instrument and chief manager of the restoration is Jehoiada, who appears to have been, 1.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ | vaiyismechu | and they rejoiced | H8055 → | 155 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַם־ | ʾam- | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְהָעִ֣יר | vehair | and the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| שָׁקָ֑טָה | shakatah | it was at peace | H8252 → | 41 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ | ʾatalyahu | Athaliah | H6271 → | 17 times |
| הֵמִ֥יתוּ | hemitu | they had put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בֶחָֽרֶב׃ ס | vecharev | with the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּand they rejoiced
vaiyismechuH8055 →155 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
עַם־[the] people of
ʾam-H5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְהָעִ֣ירand the city
vehairH5892 →1090 times
שָׁקָ֑טָהit was at peace
shakatahH8252 →41 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּAthaliah
ʾatalyahuH6271 →17 times
הֵמִ֥יתוּthey had put to death
hemituH4191 →839 times
בֶחָֽרֶב׃ סwith the sword
vecharevH2719 →413 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
it leads to
- Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
- Revelation 12:12
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short…
- Luke 18:7–8
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
- Revelation 19:1–3
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- 2 Peter 3:2
by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
- Revelation 6:10
Through
Proverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
it leads to
- Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 28:12
Through
2 Kings 11:20and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
it leads to
- Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Proverbs 11:10
About 2 Chronicles
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.