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

13She looked, and the king was standing by the pillar at the entrance. The commanders and the trumpeters were by his side. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. The singers were leading the celebration with songs accompanied by musical instruments. As Athaliah tore her clothes ⌞in distress⌟, she said, “Treason, treason!” 14Then the priest Jehoiada brought the company commanders who were in charge of the army out ⌞of the temple⌟. He said to them, “Take her out of the temple. Use your sword to kill anyone who follows her.” (The priest had said, “Don’t kill her in the Lord’s temple.”) So they arrested her as she entered Horse Gate of the royal palace, and they killed her there. 16Jehoiada made a promise to the Lord on behalf of the king and his people that they would be the Lord’s people. 17Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal’s altars and his statues and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the 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 3:28Above Horse Gate the priests made repairs. Each priest made repairs across from his own home.
• 2 Chronicles 22:10When Ahaziah’s mother, Athaliah, saw that her son was dead, she began to destroy the entire royal family of the house of Judah.
• Judges 1:7Adoni Bezek said, “Seventy kings who had their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up food under my table. God has paid me back for what I did to them.” Judah’s troops brought Adoni Bezek to Jerusalem, where he died.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord is disgusted with bloodthirsty and deceitful people.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
• Matthew 7:2Otherwise, you will be judged by the same standard you use to judge others. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.
• James 2:13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Revelation 16:5Then I heard the angel of the water say, “You are fair. You are the one who is and the one who was, the holy one, because you have judged these things.

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