2 Chronicles 23:14

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע ye.ho.ya.Da'	H3077	Jehojada · proper noun, a man's name
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֜ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וַיּוֹצֵא֩ vai.yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
captains	שָׂרֵ֥י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
hundreds	הַמֵּא֣וֹת ha.me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
over	פְּקוּדֵ֣י pe.ku.Dei	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural construct

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Cross-references

Exodus 21:14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
2 Kings 10:25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, a…
2 Kings 11:8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: a…
2 Kings 11:15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ran…
Ezekiel 9:7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Here we have, I. The people pleased, Ch2 23:12, Ch2 23:13. When the king stood at his pillar, whose right it was to stand there, all the people of the land rejoiced to see a rod sprung out of the stem of Jesse, Isa 11:1. When it seemed a withered root in a dry ground, to see what they despaired of ever seeing - a king of the house of David, what a pleasing surprise was it to them! They ran in transports of joy to see this sight, praised the king, and praised God, for they had with them such as taught to sing praise. II. Athaliah slain. She ran upon the point of the sword of justice; for, imagining her interest much better than it was, she ventured into the house of the Lord at that time, and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:14

Slay her not in the house of the Lord . . . and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there--The high priest ordered her immediately to be taken out of the temple grounds and put to death. "And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain" (Kg2 11:16). "Now, we are not to suppose that horses came into [the king's house] of residence, but into the king's (horses') house or hippodrome (the gate of the king's mules) [JOSEPHUS], he had built for them on the southeast of the temple, in the immediate vicinity of the horse gate in the valley of Kedron--a valley which was at th…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:14

And whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword - He who takes her part, or endeavors to prevent the present revolution, let him be immediately slain.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

The contents of this chapter are the same with 2 Kings 11:4 and need no other explanation than what may be found in the notes there, to which the reader is referred.See Gill on 2 Kings 11:4. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:6. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:7. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:8. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:9. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:10. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:11. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:12. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:13. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:14. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:15. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:16. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:17. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:18. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:19. See Gill on 2 Kings 11:20.

Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Athaliah · 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of — 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 23:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:14

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 23:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 23:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 23:14

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 23:11

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 23:14