2 Chronicles 23:15
in 2 Chronicles 23So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 23
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Have her forth of the ranges
on 2 Chronicles 23:14-15
Jehoiada does not have Athaliah killed at the altar; he orders her taken out of the ranges first, and whoever follows her is to be slain with the sword, for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD. The parallel account carries the same restraint, and both books make the same point from it: even the death of a usurper who murdered the royal children must not stain the temple's ground. She is put to death at the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, outside the boundary the whole chapter has been guarding.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), only care was taken that she should not be slain in the house of the Lord, that sacred place must not be so far disgraced, nor that wicked woman so far honoured. The original contract agreed to,
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Of the horse-gate - See on 2Ki 11:16 (note).
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ | vaiyasimu | and they put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לָהּ֙ | lah | to her | ||
| יָדַ֔יִם | yadayim | hands | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַתָּב֛וֹא | vatavo' | and she went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מְב֥וֹא | mevo' | [the] entrance of | H3996 → | |
| שַֽׁעַר־ | shaar- | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַסּוּסִ֖ים | hasusim | the horses | H5483 → | 140 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיְמִית֖וּהָ | vaymituha | and they put to death her | H4191 → | 839 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ פ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּand they put
vaiyasimuH7760 →584 times
לָהּ֙to her
lah
יָדַ֔יִםhands
yadayimH3027 →1618 times
וַתָּב֛וֹאand she went
vatavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מְב֥וֹא[the] entrance of
mevo'H3996 →
שַֽׁעַר־[the] gate of
shaar-H8179 →374 times
הַסּוּסִ֖יםthe horses
hasusimH5483 →140 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיְמִית֖וּהָand they put to death her
vaymituhaH4191 →839 times
שָֽׁם׃ פthere
shamH8033 →834 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
James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Matthew 6:15
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
- Luke 6:37
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Ephesians 2:4–7
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Matthew 5:7
Through
Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Psalms 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Proverbs 10:27
Through
Nehemiah 3:28Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 11:16
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 11:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.