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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Good News Translation

2 Chronicles 23:15

They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Athaliah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Women;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Capital Punishment;   Death Penalty;   Penalty, Death;   Punishment;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Death of the Wicked, the;   Gates;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Joash or Jehoash;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kill, Killing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Laying on of Hands;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Athaliah ;   Jehoiada ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Joash;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeru'salem;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoiada;   Lay;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Athaliah;   Horse;   Jerusalem;   Joash;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they arrested her, and she went by the entrance of the Horse Gate to the king’s palace, where they put her to death.
Hebrew Names Version
So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they killed her there.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
So they caught her when she came to the entrance of the Horse Gate near the palace. There they put her to death.
New English Translation
They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses' entrance. There they executed her.
Amplified Bible
So they seized Athaliah, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house (palace), they put her to death there.
New American Standard Bible
So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, they put her to death there.
World English Bible
So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they killed her there.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they layde hands on her: and when she was come to the entring of the horsegate by the Kings house, they slew her there.
Legacy Standard Bible
So they laid hands on her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, they put her to death there.
Berean Standard Bible
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
Contemporary English Version
She tried to escape, but the commanders caught and killed her near the gate where horses are led into the palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
So they took her by force and led her by the horses' entry to the king's palace, and there they put her to death.
Darby Translation
And they made way for her, and she went through the entrance of the horse-gate into the king's house, and they put her to death there.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then those men grabbed Athaliah when she came to the entrance of the Horse Gate at the king's palace. Then they killed her there.
George Lamsa Translation
Then they made a passage for her, and she went into the entrance of the horse gate, and she was put to death there.
Lexham English Bible
And they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.
Literal Translation
And they put hands on her, and she came into the entrance of the Gate of Horses, beside the king's house, and they caused her to die there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they layed handes on her. And whan she came at the intraunce of the horsgate of the kynges house, they put her to death there.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
So they put their hands on her, and she went to the king's house by the doorway of the king's horses; and there she was put to death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they layde handes on her till she was come to the entring of the horse gate beside the kinges house, and there they slue her.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they made way for her; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to the king's house; and they slew her there.
King James Version (1611)
So they layd handes on her, and when shee was come to the entring of the horse gate, by the kings house, they slew her there.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So they let her go out; and she went through the horsemen’s gate of the house of the king, and they slew her there.
English Revised Version
So they made way for her; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei settiden hondis on hir nol; and whanne she hadde entrid in to the yate of the horsis, of the kyngis hows, thei killiden hir there.
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
So they laid hands on her; and when she had come to the entrance of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
So they seized her and led her out to the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and they killed her there.
New Life Bible
So they took hold of her. And when she came to the Horse Gate of the king's house, they killed her there.
New Revised Standard
So they laid hands on her; she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, and there they put her to death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they made way for her, and she came into the entrance of the horse-gate of the house of the king, - and they slew her there.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they laid hold on her by the neck: and when she was come within the horse gate of the palace, they killed her there.
Revised Standard Version
So they laid hands on her; and she went into the entrance of the horse gate of the king's house, and they slew her there.
Young's Literal Translation
And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, they put her to death there.

Contextual Overview

12 Athaliah heard the people cheering for the king, so she hurried to the Temple, where the crowd had gathered. 13 There she saw the new king at the Temple entrance, standing by the column reserved for kings and surrounded by the army officers and the trumpeters. All the people were shouting joyfully and blowing trumpets, and the Temple musicians with their instruments were leading the celebration. She tore her clothes in distress and shouted, "Treason! Treason!" 14 Jehoiada did not want Athaliah killed in the Temple area, so he called out the army officers and said, "Take her out between the rows of guards, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her." 15 They seized her, took her to the palace, and there at the Horse Gate they killed her. 16 The priest Jehoiada had King Joash and the people join him in making a covenant that they would be the Lord 's people. 17 Then they all went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols there and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. 18 Jehoiada put the priests and Levites in charge of the work of the Temple. They were to carry out the duties assigned to them by King David and to burn the sacrifices offered to the Lord in accordance with the Law of Moses. They were also in charge of the music and the celebrations. 19 Jehoiada also put guards on duty at the Temple gates to keep out anyone who was ritually unclean. 20 The army officers, the leading citizens, the officials, and all the rest of the people joined Jehoiada in a procession that brought the king from the Temple to the palace. They entered by the main gate, and the king took his place on the throne. 21 All the people were filled with happiness, and the city was quiet, now that Athaliah had been killed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the horse gate: This gate was in the eastern wall of the city, towards the brook Kidron - Jeremiah 31:40, at which the king's horses probably went out from the stables at Millo. It was near the temple; and some Rabbins suppose that, in order to go to the temple, a person might go on horseback to this place, but was then obliged to alight. Nehemiah 3:28

they slew her there: 2 Chronicles 22:10, Judges 1:7, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 55:23, Matthew 7:2, James 2:13, Revelation 16:5-7

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:16 - by the which

Cross-References

Exodus 30:13
Everyone included in the census must pay the required amount of money, weighed according to the official standard. Everyone must pay this as an offering to me.
Exodus 30:15
The rich man is not to pay more, nor the poor man less, when they pay this amount for their lives.
Ezekiel 45:12
"Your weights are to be as follows: 20 gerahs = 1 shekel 60 shekels = 1 mina

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 23:15. Of the horse-gate — See on 2 Kings 11:16.


 
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