2 Kings 11:16

And they laid hands upon her, and went in by the way of the horses’ entrance into the house of the Lord, and she was slain there.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.

In Context

15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the host, and said to them, Bring her forth without the ranges, and he that goes in after her shall certainly die by the sword. For the priest said, Let her not however be slain in the house of the Lord.

17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; also between the king and the people.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:6He that sheds man’s blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.

2 Chronicles 23:15So they let her go out; and she went through the horsemen’s gate of the house of the king, and they slew her there.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:14-17

13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord . 14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the… Read the whole commentary →

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