The Meaning of 2 Kings 11:16 Explained

2 Kings 11:16

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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Kings 11:16 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 11:13-20 - Covenanting To Be The Lord's People
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 one hand and the king and the people on the other, and second, between the king and the people; then the demolition of the Baal-house, which had sadly profaned the Holy City; and finally regulations for the proper performance of diving worship. These led the way to the public enthronement of the boy-king. The joy and quiet which ensued always follow the casting out of evil. Adjust a nation or an individual to the claims of God, and at once peace and joy succeed. The Lord Jesus, who is now hidden, shall one day be manifested, as we have seen. Those that hate Him shall be put to shame. Then shall come salvation and the kingdom of God. Every evil that exalts itself against Him shall be cast out, and the nations shall rejoice and be quiet because they have discovered their rightful ruler. Notice the alliance between the young king and the aged priest. It was necessary, under the old Covenant, that the functions of king and priest should be fulfilled by different individuals. The civil and religious elements demanded separate expression, but in Jesus they perfectly blend. He is "a priest upon His throne," Zechariah 6:13. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 11

1  Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre,
3  is hidden six years in the house of God
13  Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king
17  Jehoiada restores the worship of God

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 11:16 mean?

So they seized her hands and she went by way of entrance the horses' [into] house of the king and she was killed there -
וַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ לָהּ֙ יָדַ֔יִם וַתָּב֛וֹא דֶּֽרֶךְ־ מְב֥וֹא הַסּוּסִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַתּוּמַ֖ת שָֽׁם ס

וַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ  So  they  seized 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
לָהּ֙  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
יָדַ֔יִם  hands 
Parse: Noun, fd
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וַתָּב֛וֹא  and  she  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
דֶּֽרֶךְ־  by  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
מְב֥וֹא  of  entrance 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָבֹוא  
Sense: entrance, a coming in, entering.
הַסּוּסִ֖ים  the  horses' 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סוּס 
Sense: swallow, swift.
בֵּ֣ית  [into]  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וַתּוּמַ֖ת  and  she  was  killed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation