2 Chronicles 23:14
in 2 Chronicles 23And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Bring her out between the ranks
on 2 Chronicles 23:14-15
Jehoiada has Athaliah taken away from the temple. The priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD”. She is put to death at “the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds”, outside the boundary the whole chapter has guarded.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword - He who takes her part, or endeavors to prevent the present revolution, let him be immediately slain.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
standing on his stand as it says (above:12f.): “And he stood before the altar of the Lord, etc. for Solomon had made a copper laver, etc., and he stood on it and kneeled on his knees.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּוֹצֵא֩ | vaiyotze' | and he sent out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׂרֵ֥י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ | hameot | the hundreds | H3967 → | 581 times |
| פְּקוּדֵ֣י | pekudei | [the] officers of | H6485 → | 303 times |
| הַחַ֗יִל | hachayil | the army | H2428 → | 246 times |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵהֶם֙ | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ | hotziuha | bring out her | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mibeit | from between | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹת | hasederot | the ranks | H7713 → | |
| וְהַבָּ֥א | vehaba' | and the [one who] goes | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ | ʾachareiha | after her | H310 → | 715 times |
| יוּמַ֣ת | yumat | he will be put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בֶּחָ֑רֶב | becharev | with the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he had said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תְמִית֖וּהָ | temituha | you must put to death her | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיּוֹצֵא֩and he sent out
vaiyotze'H3318 →1067 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֨עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׂרֵ֥י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַמֵּא֣וֹת׀the hundreds
hameotH3967 →581 times
פְּקוּדֵ֣י[the] officers of
pekudeiH6485 →303 times
הַחַ֗יִלthe army
hachayilH2428 →246 times
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵהֶם֙to them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
הֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙bring out her
hotziuhaH3318 →1067 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom between
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתthe ranks
hasederotH7713 →
וְהַבָּ֥אand the [one who] goes
vehaba'H935 →2568 times
אַחֲרֶ֖יהָafter her
ʾachareihaH310 →715 times
יוּמַ֣תhe will be put to death
yumatH4191 →839 times
בֶּחָ֑רֶבwith the sword
becharevH2719 →413 times
כִּ֚יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אָמַ֣רhe had said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תְמִית֖וּהָyou must put to death her
temituhaH4191 →839 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 21:14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:28–34
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
- Hebrews 10:26
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
- 1 Kings 2:28–34
Through
2 Kings 10:25When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the…
it leads to
- Revelation 16:6–7
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
- 1 Kings 18:40
Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
- Ezekiel 22:21–22
Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.
- Revelation 16:6–7
Through
2 Kings 11:8You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 23:7
The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:7
Through
Ezekiel 9:7Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 7:20–22
His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God…
- Ezekiel 7:20–22
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.