2 Chronicles 23:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 23:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
- Judges 1:7Then 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.
- 1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
- Nehemiah 3:28Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Jeremiah 31:40The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
- Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Revelation 16:5And 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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