2 Chronicles 23 · Verse 15

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, King James Version

2 Chronicles 23:15 in other translations

BSBSo they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
WEBSo they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBESo 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.
WebsterSo 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's Commentary
Verse 15 Of the horse-gate - See on 2Kgs 11:16 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 23:15 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.

וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they putH7760
לָהּ֙lahto her
יָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimhandsH3027
וַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she wentH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מְב֥וֹאme.Vo'[the] entrance ofH3996
שַֽׁעַר\־sha.'ar-[the] gate ofH8179
הַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.Simthe horsesH5483
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haand they put to death herH4191
שָֽׁם\׃\ \פShamthereH8033

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

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
the horse gate.This gate was in the eastern wall of the city, towards the brook Kidron, (Jer 31:40,) at which the king's horses probably went out from the stables at Millo. It was near the temple; and some Rabbins suppose that, in order to go to the temple, a person might go on horseback to this place, but was then obliged to alight.
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.

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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.
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.