2 Chronicles 23 · Verse 14

2 Chronicles 23:14

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 23:14, King James Version

2 Chronicles 23:14 in other translations

BSBAnd Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
WEBJehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in the LORD’s house.”
ASVAnd Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
YLTAnd Jehoiada the priest bringeth out the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and saith unto them, ‘Take her out from within the rows, and he who hath gone after her is put to death by the sword;' for the priest said, ‘Put her not to death in the house of Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword; for the priest said, Ye shall not put her to death in the house of Jehovah.
BBEThen Jehoiada the priest gave orders to the captains of hundreds who had authority over the army, saying, Take her outside the lines, and let anyone who goes after her be put to death with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.
WebsterThen Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Have her forth without the ranges: and whoever followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.

What does 2 Chronicles 23:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:14-15
14-15. Slay her not in the house of the Lord ... and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there--The high priest ordered her immediately to be taken out of the temple grounds and put to death. "And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain" (2Ki 11:16). "Now, we are not to suppose that horses came into [the king's house] of residence, but into the king's (horses') house or hippodrome (the gate of the king's mules) [Josephus], he had built for them on the southeast of the temple, in the immediate vicinity of the horse gate in the valley of Kedron--a valley which was at that time a kind of desecrated place by the destruction of idols and their appurtenances" (2Ki 23:2, 6, 12) [Barclay, City of the Great King]. 2Ch 23:16. Jehoiada Restores the Worship of God, and Settles the King.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 And whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword - He who takes her part, or endeavors to prevent the present revolution, let him be immediately slain.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 23:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'and he sent outH3318
יְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269
הַמֵּא֣וֹת\׀ha.me.'otthe hundredsH3967
פְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.Dei[the] officers ofH6485
הַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilthe armyH2428
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.Hemto themH413
הֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.habring out herH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom betweenH1004
הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.Rotthe ranksH7713
וְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'and the [one who] goesH935
אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haafter herH310
יוּמַ֣תyu.Mathe will be put to deathH4191
בֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revwith the swordH2719
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe had saidH559
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.hayou must put to death herH4191
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:14

  • Ezekiel 9:7

    And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

  • 2 Kings 10:25

    And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

  • 2 Kings 11:8

    And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

  • 2 Kings 11:15

    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.

  • Exodus 21:14

    But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Have her forth.The Vulgate has here, and in the parallel place, {Educite illam extra septa templi,} "Take her out beyond the precincts of the temple." These were walls erected in parallel lines, and forming an extensive range of buildings around the sacred edifice.
Ex 21:14
whoso followeth her.He who takes her part let him be instantly slain.
2Ki 10:25; 11:8,15
Slay her not.
Eze 9:7

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 23:13

    And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:14

    Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:15

    So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.

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2 Chronicles 23:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sacando el pontífice Joiada los centuriones y capitanes del ejército, díjoles: Sacadla fuera del recinto; y el que la siguiere, muera á cuchillo: porque el sacerdote había mandado que no la matasen en la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jehoïada, le sacrificateur, fit sortir les chefs de centaines qui étaient préposés sur l’armée, et leur dit: Faites-la sortir en dehors des rangs, et que celui qui la suivra soit mis à mort par l’épée; car le sacrificateur dit: Ne la mettez pas à mort dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester Jojada ließ die Obersten über hundert, die über das Heer bestellt waren, heraustreten, und sprach zu ihnen: Führet sie hinaus außerhalb der Reihen, und wer ihr folgt, soll mit dem Schwerte getötet werden! Denn der Priester sprach: Ihr sollt sie nicht in dem Hause Jehovas töten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Egressus autem Jojada pontifex ad centuriones et principes exercitus, dixit eis: Educite illam extra septa templi, et interficiatur foris gladio. Præcepitque sacerdos ne occideretur in domo Domini,