Context 15So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the kings house, they put her to death there. Reforms Carried Out 16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the LORDS people. 17And 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. 18Moreover, Jehoiada placed the offices of the house of the LORD under the authority of the Levitical priests, whom David had assigned over the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moseswith rejoicing and singing according to the order of David. 19He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean. 20He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the kings house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne. 21So all of the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionSo 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. 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. Darby Bible 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. 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. 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. World English Bible So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house; and they killed 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. Library Jehoiada and Joash'And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 2. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3. And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 4. And the seventh year Jehoiada … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Fall of the House of Ahab Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 23:15 NIV • 2 Chronicles 23:15 NLT • 2 Chronicles 23:15 ESV • 2 Chronicles 23:15 NASB • 2 Chronicles 23:15 KJV • 2 Chronicles 23:15 Bible Apps • 2 Chronicles 23:15 Parallel • Bible Hub |