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2 Kings 11:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 11:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses` entry to the king`s house: and there was she slain.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses` entry to the king`s house: and there was she slain.
2 Kings 11:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and of] the people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
14and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!
15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.
16So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses` entry to the king`s house: and there was she slain.
17And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be Jehovah`s people; between the king also and the people.
18And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.
19And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king`s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they laid hands on her, etc.] Or rather, “set a place for her”, as the Targum; so Jarchi and Kimchi; made a space, opened a way for her to come out of the temple into their ranks, that she might be there taken and slain, and not in the temple: and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house; either the high road in which the horses and carriages went to the palace, or the way to the king’s stables near the palace: and there was she slain; they let her go so far, which was far enough from the temple, and then they slew her.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And they laid hands on her - Most modern critics render - “and they gave her space,” i. e., they cleared a way for her, and allowed her to walk out of the temple not only unharmed but untonched. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:16 Athaliah’s death at the gate where horses enter the palace grounds is reminiscent of her mother Jezebel’s death under the hooves of Jehu’s horses (9:33).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“by the which: Ch2 23:15 there was she slain: Gen 9:6; Jdg 1:7; Mat 7:2; Jam 2:13; Rev 16:5-7 4 Kings (2 Kings) 11:17”
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