So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
Parallel translations
- KJV So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.
- BSB So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
- NKJV So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king’s house, and they killed her there.
- NASB So they seized her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they put her to death there.
- NLT So they seized her and led her out to the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and they killed her there.
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Quick answer
They led Athaliah to the horse gate by the palace and put her to death there. The wicked usurper met her end.
Overview
Athaliah was taken to the entrance of the horse gate and executed, ending her bloody six-year rule. Her death fulfilled the just consequences of her murder and idolatry. With the usurper gone, the way is clear for covenant renewal and the rightful king's reign.
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Cross-references · 9
- Neh 3:28Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.
- 2 Chr 22:10Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah.
- Jer 31:40The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to Yahweh; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more forever.”
- Judg 1:7Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
- Jas 2:13For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Rev 16:5–7I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.
- Ps 5:6You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
- Matt 7:2For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
- Ps 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
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