2 Chronicles 23:15

2 Chronicles 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the horse gate of the king's house, and they put her to death there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king’s house, and they killed her there.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:15

13Then she saw the king! He was standing in the king's place beside the pillar at the entrance of the temple. The army officers and the men with trumpets were standing beside the king. All the people of Judah were shouting with joy. There were musicians making music with trumpets and other musical instruments. They helped the people to sing and to praise God. When Athaliah saw this, she was very upset. She tore her clothes. She shouted, ‘Treason! Treason!’ 14Jehoiada the priest sent a message to the army officers who had authority over groups of 100 soldiers. He told them, ‘Bring her out of the temple to the line of guards outside. Use your swords to kill anyone who follows her.’ That was because Jehoiada had said, ‘You must not kill her inside the Lord's temple.’ So they took hold of Athaliah. They took her through the gate for the king's horses into the yard of the palace. They killed her there. 16Jehoiada prepared a covenant with the Lord. He, all the people and the king agreed to serve the Lord as his people. 17All the people went to the temple of Baal. They destroyed it. They completely knocked down its altars and idols. They killed Baal's priest, Mattan, in front of Baal's altars.

2 Chronicles 23:15 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ לָהּ֙ יָדַ֔יִם וַתָּב֛וֹא אֶל־מְב֥וֹא שַֽׁעַר־הַסּוּסִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְמִית֖וּהָ שָֽׁם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• on her; and when she was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the enteringמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• of the horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• by the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• they slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:15

• Nehemiah 3:28The priests repaired the wall on the north side of the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his house.
• 2 Chronicles 22:10Ahaziah's mother Athaliah heard the news that her son was dead. So she started to kill everyone in Judah's royal family.
• Judges 1:7King Adoni-Bezek said, ‘God has punished me because I did the same thing to 70 other kings. I cut off their thumbs and big toes. I made them pick up bits of food to eat under my table.’ The Israelites took King Adoni-Bezek back to Jerusalem. He died there.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates murderers, and those who deceive others.
• Psalms 55:23And as for wicked people, you, God, will send them to their graves. They will go down into the deep hole of death while they are still young. That is what will happen to those cruel people, who kill and cheat others. But I will trust in you, God.
• Matthew 7:2God will think about you in the same way that you think about other people. He will use the same rules for you as you use for other people.
• James 2:13God will not forgive anyone who has not forgiven other people. But God is kind! He judges us, but even more than that, he forgives us!
• Revelation 16:5Then I heard the voice of the angel who had authority over the waters. He said to God, ‘Holy One, you are alive now and you always have been alive. You are right in everything that you decide. Now you have judged these people.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Of the horse-gate - See on 2 Kings 11:16; (note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 23:15

• Athaliah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Women
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Horse Gate
• Athaliah
• Covenant
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Lay; Laying

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings