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 ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain 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
commanded	וַיְצַו֩ vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel 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.mei.'ot	H3967	a hundred · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
officers	פְּקֻדֵ֣י pe.ku.Dei	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural construct
host	הַחַ֗יִל ha.Cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
forth	הוֹצִ֤יאוּ ho.Tzi.'u	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
without	מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
ranges	לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔ת la.se.de.Rot	H7713	a row · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
followeth	וְהַבָּ֥א ve.ha.Ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
kill	הָמֵ֣ת ha.Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil infinitive absolute
sword	בֶּחָ֑רֶב be.Cha.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
slain	תּוּמַ֖ת tu.Mat	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hophal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

2 Kings 11:4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the h…
2 Kings 11:9-10 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were…
2 Chronicles 23:9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were…
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:…
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.
Ezekiel 21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: i…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

We may suppose it was designed when they had finished the solemnity of the king's inauguration, to pay a visit to Athaliah, and call her to an account for her murders, usurpation, and tyranny; but, like her mother Jezebel, she saved them the labour, went out to meet them, and hastened her own destruction. 1. Hearing the noise, she came in a fright to see what was the matter, Kg2 11:13. Jehoiada and his friends began in silence, but now that they found their strength, they proclaimed what they were doing. It seems, Athaliah was little regarded, else she would have had intelligence brought her of this daring attempt before with her own ears she heard the noise; had the design been discovered b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:15

without the ranges--that is, fences, that the sacred place might not be stained with human blood.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:15

Have her forth - She had pressed in among the guards into the temple. And him that followeth - The person who takes her part, let him instantly be slain.

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:15

But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host,.... Of the priests and Levites: and said unto them, have her forth without the ranges; the ranks of the guards, which were at the gate leading to the palace, or rather "within" them (g); the meaning is, that he ordered her to be had out of the court of the temple, and be put within their ranks, and enclosed by them, that her blood might not be shed in the temple, and yet not escape them: and him that followeth her, kill with the sword: that takes her part, and offers to help and assist her, passing through the ranks after her, dispatch him at once: for the priest had said, let her not be slain in the…

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Dictionary and topics

Jehoash — Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of…
Ranges — (1.) Lev. 11:35. Probably a cooking furnace for two or more pots, as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number; or perhaps a fire-place fitted to receive a pair of ovens. (2.) 2 Kings 11:8. A Hebrew…
Armies · General references — General references
Athaliah · 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of — 1. Wife of Jehoram, king of
Captain · Of hundreds — Of hundreds
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Conspiracy · .Of Jehoiada — .Of Jehoiada
Joash · .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada — .Anointed king by the priest, Jehoiada
Treason · .Of Jehoiada against Athaliah — .Of Jehoiada against Athaliah
Usurpation · .By Athaliah — .By Athaliah

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 Kings 11:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:15

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:15

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:15

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 11:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:13-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 11:15

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 11:15

John Gill on 2 Kings 11:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 11:4-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 11:13-14

Rashi on 2 Kings 11:15