2 Chronicles 23:15

15 So they seized * her, and when she arrived at the entrance of 1the Horse Gate of the king's house, they 2put her to death there.

2 Chronicles 23:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 23:15

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).

2 Chronicles 23:15 In-Context

13 She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, "Treason! Treason!"
14 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD .
15 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.
16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORD'S people.
17 And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Nehemiah 3:28; Jeremiah 31:40
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 22:10

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "placed hands to her"
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