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.
2 Chronicles 23:15 in other translations
| BSB | So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. |
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| WEB | So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there. |
| ASV | So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there. |
| YLT | And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there. |
| DARBY | And they made way for her, and she went through the entrance of the horse-gate into the king's house, and they put her to death there. |
| BBE | So they put their hands on her, and she went to the king's house by the doorway of the king's horses; and there she was put to death. |
| Webster | So they laid hands on her; and when she had come to the entrance of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. |
What does 2 Chronicles 23:15 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…
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Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
2 Chronicles 23:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 23:15
- Nehemiah 3:28
From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10
But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
- Jeremiah 31:40
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
- Psalms 5:6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
- James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
- Judges 1:7
And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
- Revelation 16:5-7
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
- Psalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ne 3:28
they slew her there.
22:10; Jud 1:7; Ps 5:6; 55:23; Mt 7:2; Jas 2:13; Re 16:5-7
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 23:16
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.
2 Chronicles 23:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ellos pues le echaron mano, y luego que hubo ella pasado la entrada de la puerta de los caballos de la casa del rey, allí la mataron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils lui firent place; et elle alla par l’entrée de la porte des chevaux dans la maison du roi, et là ils la mirent à mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie machten ihr Platz, und sie ging durch den Eingang des Roßtores in das Haus des Königs; und sie töteten sie daselbst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et imposuerunt cervicibus ejus manus: cumque intrasset portam equorum domus regis, interfecerunt eam ibi. |