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2 Kings 11:20

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And 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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  1. Proverbs 11:10Rank 1 from verse 20
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    10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  2. Proverbs 29:2Rank 2 from verse 20
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    2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

  3. 2 Chronicles 23:21Rank 3 from verse 20
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    21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

  4. 2 Kings 11:14Rank 4 from verse 20
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    14And 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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2 Kings 11:20

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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quiet

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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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19And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

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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21Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

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