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 standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters stood beside the king and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets, and the musicians with various instruments were leading the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and yelled, “Treason! Treason!” 14Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them, “Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the Lord’s temple. They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her. 16Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord. 17All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They 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 the Horse Gate the priests worked, each in front of his house.
• 2 Chronicles 22:10When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line of Judah.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up food scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
• Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Revelation 16:5Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just – the one who is and who was, the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments,

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