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2 Kings 11:16

14 And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

15 And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.

17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.

18 So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

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BSB
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.
KJV
And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
WEB
So they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And they made way for her, and she went by the way by which the horses entered the king's house, and there was she put to death.
BLB
And they seized her hands, and she went by way of the entrance of the horses to the house of the king, and she was put to death there.
ÅB
Så gjorde de plass for henne til begge sider, og hun gikk den vei som hestene pleier å kjøre inn til kongens hus; og der ble hun drept.
OTB
Så grep de henne, og hun gikk veien til hesteinngangen til kongens hus, og der ble hun drept.
B1930
Så gjorde de plass for henne til begge sider, og hun gikk den vei som hestene pleier å kjøre inn til kongens hus; og der blev hun drept.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 9:6

    Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

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  • Revelation 16:5–7

    And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

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  • James 2:13

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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  • Matthew 7:2

    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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  • 2 Chronicles 23:15

    So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

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  • Judges 1:7

    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

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