20And 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.
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When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the 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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-21)Jehoiada had now got over the harlot part of his work, when, by the death of Athaliah, the young prince had his way to the throne cleared of all opposition. He had now to improve his advantages for the perfecting of the revolution and the settling of the government. Two things we have an account of here:— I. The good foundations he laid, by an original contract, 2 Kgs. 11:17. Now that prince and p…
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