2 Kings 11:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.”
2 Kings 11:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 11:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 11:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.”
2 Kings 11:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 11:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house: and there was she slain.”
2 Kings 11:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they make for her sides, and she entereth the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.”
2 Kings 11:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 11:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they made way for her, and she went by the way by which the horses entered the king's house, and there was she put to death. ”
2 Kings 11:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 11:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then they laid hands on her, and she went by the way, by the which the horses goe to the house of the King, and there was she slaine.”
2 Kings 11:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 11:16 in Context — 2 Kings 11
14 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.
15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.
16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
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What Does 2 Kings 11:16 Mean?
2 Kings 11:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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