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

13When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar at the Temple entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Singers with musical instruments were leading the people in a great celebration. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!” 14Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the Lord.” So they seized her and led her out to the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and they killed her there. 16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. 17And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and 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 repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house.
• 2 Chronicles 22:10When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of Judah’s royal family.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• Psalms 5:6You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.
• Matthew 7:2For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
• James 2:13There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.
• Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent 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