2 Kings 11:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they laid hands on her - Most modern critics render - “and they gave her space,” i. e., they cleared a way for her, and allowed her to walk out of the temple not only unharmed but untonched....
2 Kings 11:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11. Usurpation of Athaliah. Coronation of Joash and Execution of Athaliah. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, a daughter of Ahab, destroyed the royal family of Judah, except Joash, a child who wa...
2 Kings 11:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

laid hands on her . made way for her.
2 Kings 11:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. By the way - which the horses came - They probably brought her out nea...
2 Kings 11:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And they laid hands on her— Then they gave her room, or, They left her a free passage to depart out of the temple; so Houbigant, after the Chaldee.
2 Kings 11:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. She went the way by the which the horses came into the king's...
2 Kings 11:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash 1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 Kings 8:18 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ), possessed her mother's high courage, and, like her, was...
2 Kings 11:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They laid hands on her. — So the LXX. and Vulg. The Hebrew phrase means: and they made room for her on both sides — i.e. , the crowd fell back, and a lane was formed for her exit (so the Targum an...
2 Kings 11:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1-21 ; 2 Kings 12:1-21 " Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oub...
2 Kings 11:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Covenanting to Be the Lord's People 2 Kings 11:13-20 The death of Athaliah led the way to a thorough change throughout the kingdom. There was a double covenant, first, between the Lord on the o...
2 Kings 11:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story now turns to Judah. When Jehu had slain Ahaziah, his mother Athaliah, the sister of Ahab and of his very nature, seized the throne by killing all the seed royal, and for six years swayed th...
2 Kings 11:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader not to overlook the constant care to preserve the temple unpolluted. No human sacrifice was ever to be offered there but one: and that only in the end of the world to put away sin. A...
2 Kings 11:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they laid hands on her ,.... Or rather, "set a place for her'', as the Targum; so Jarchi and Kimchi; made a space, opened a way for her to come out of the temple into their ranks, that she mig...
2 Kings 11:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 16. The way by the which the horses came. ] So that she was tr...
2 Kings 11:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They laid hands on her The Hebrew, ישׁמו לה ידים, Jashimu lah jadaim , may be properly rendered, Then they gave her room, or left her a free passage to depart out of the temple. Thus Houbigant,...
2 Kings 11:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she hers...
2 Kings 11:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the L ORD . 14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as t...
2 Kings 11:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They laid hands on her, or, they gave her space or room, to wit, to go out of the court of the temple, and did not keep her within it, as they could have done. Or, they appointed bands for her ; t...
2 Kings 11:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). The Usurping Of The Throne By Athaliah And The Preservation And Eventual Crowning Of The Davidic Heir Resulting In Her Execution ( 2 Kings 11:1-16 ). Analysis. a Now when Athaliah the mother...
2 Kings 11:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 11:4 . And the seventh year Jehoiada sent, &c.—There are numerous points of difference between this account and its parallel in the Chronicles; but...
2 Kings 11:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, a...
2 Kings 11:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead. The history of Athaliah The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst...
2 Kings 11:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 11:1-12 REVOLUTION IN JUDAH , FOLLOWING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ISRAEL . REIGN OF ATHALIAH OVER JUDAH . CONSPIRACY OF JEHOIADA , AND...
2 Kings 11:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Athaliah Slain
2 Kings 11:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 23:15 ; Genesis 9:6 ; James 2:13 ; Judges 1:7 ; Matthew 7:2 ; Revelation 16:5-7

2 Kings 11:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 11:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 11:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 11:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 11:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 11:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge