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2 Chronicles 23:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 23:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
2 Chronicles 23:15 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
13and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
14And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
15So 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.
16And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah`s people.
17And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the horse gate: This gate was in the eastern wall of the city, towards the brook Kidron ( Jer 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. Neh 3:28 they slew her there: Ch2 22:10; Jdg 1:7; Psa 5:6, Psa 55:23; Mat 7:2; Jam 2:13; Rev 16:5-7 2 Chronicles 23:16”
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