2 Reis 11:20

20 e todo o povo se alegrou. E a cidade acalmou-se depois que Atalia foi morta à espada no palácio.

2 Reis 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:20

And all the people of the land rejoiced
That one of the house of David was set upon the throne, which they might fear was extinct, as it very near was; the lamp of David was almost quenched, only this single life left, from whom a line of kings proceeded, and the King Messiah; the promise of God cannot fail see ( Psalms 132:11 Psalms 132:17 ) , this occasioned great joy:

and the city was quiet:
was very easy at, yea, pleased with, the dethroning and death of Athaliah; there was no tumult on account thereof, nor such disturbances as she occasioned in her life:

and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house;
as related in ( 2 Kings 11:16 ) where she was buried, or what became of her carcass, is not said; some have thought she was cast into the brook Kidron, because Josephus says ^F8 Jehoiada ordered her to be had into that valley, and there slain.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Antiqu. l. 9. c. 7. sect. 3.

2 Reis 11:20 In-Context

18 Depois todo o povo foi ao templo de Baal e o derrubou. Despedaçaram os altares e os ídolos e mataram Matã, sacerdote de Baal, em frente dos altares.A seguir o sacerdote Joiada colocou guardas no templo do SENHOR.

19 Levou consigo os líderes dos batalhões de cem cários, os guardas e todo o povo e, juntos, conduziram o rei do templo ao palácio, passando pela porta da guarda. O rei então ocupou seu lugar no trono real,

20 e todo o povo se alegrou. E a cidade acalmou-se depois que Atalia foi morta à espada no palácio.

21 Joás tinha sete anos de idade quando começou a reinar.