Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in Yahweh’s house.”
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Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in Yahweh’s house.”
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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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And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them: 'Have her forth between the ranks; 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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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 23:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 21:14 If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
- 2 Kings 10:25 As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them! Let no one escape.” So they struck them with the edge of the sword. The guard and the captains threw the bodies out, and went to the inner shrine of the house of Baal.
- 2 Kings 11:8 You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.”
- 2 Kings 11:15 Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks. Kill anyone who follows her with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t let her be slain in Yahweh’s house.”
- Ezekiel 9:7 He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” They went out, and struck in the city.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To join with her party, and to maintain her…
To join with her party, and to maintain her authority.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the…
2Ch 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.
Ver. 14. Have her forth.] See 2Ki 11:15. Their fingers even itched to be slaying her in the very temple; so hateful had she made herself.
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And whoso followeth her.] As none did in this condition. And the like befell her mother Jezebel, Nero, and other tyrants.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. And whoso followeth her, let him be…
Verse 14. And whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword.] He who takes her part, or endeavours to prevent the present revolution, let him be immediately slain.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Slay her not in the house of the Lord…
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 that time a kind of desecrated place by the destruction of idols and their appurtenances" (Kg2 23:2, Kg2 23:6, Kg2 23:12) [BARCLAY, City of the Great King].
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. brought out] Read (as 2 Kin.) commanded.
14. brought out] Read (as 2 Kin.) commanded.
of the ranges] R.V. between the ranks; she was to be taken out between two lines of guards.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Then.—And. This verse is the same as 2Ki_11:15,…
(14) Then.—And. This verse is the same as 2Ki_11:15, with a few formal variations.
Brought out.—Kings, “commanded.” The Heb. words are so nearly alike that one may easily be a corruption of the other. The Syriac and Arabic agree with Kings. The LXX. gives both readings.
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Have her forth of the ranges.—Make her go out between the ranks of guards.
Let him be slain.—An explanation of the form used in Kings (the infinitive).
Slay her not.—Ye must not slay her. Kings, “Let her not be slain.” So the Syriac here.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Brought out, axewOYw,for "commanded" in the parallel, wXyw; and…
Brought out, axewOYw,for "commanded" in the parallel, wXyw; and this is probably right, the Hebrew in our text probably a clerical or copyist"s error. The ranges; twOrdec. This word is found only in three other places, viz. twice in the parallel (its vers. 8, 15), Revised Version "ranks," and in 1Ki_6:9, where it is rendered in the Authorized Version "the boards," but in the Revised Version "the planks," and margin "rows." The ranges are commonly supposed to mean the ranks or rows of soldiers. The Vulgate (septa templi) has understood them to mean the precincts of the temple. The indications of the remarkable but not uncommon prepositional expression, tyBemiAla, (enjoying the analogy of ether compounded prepositional expressions, as ngGmiAla xWjmiAla) favours the idea that Jehoiada said, Have her forth from inside "the house of the Lord" (ver. 12), to within your ranks, and there take care to make a way for her, no one with immature zeal following to slay her there, at the jeopardy of his own life, for under no case let her be slain in the house of the Lord.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Translate this man's name as in 2 Chronicles 22:11.…
Jehoiada
Translate this man's name as in 2 Chronicles 22:11. (See: How to Translate Names)
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the commanders of hundreds
The phrase "commander of hundreds" is probably an official title for a military officer. Possible meanings are 1) the word "hundreds" represents the exact amount of soldiers that these commanders led. AT: "the commanders of 100 soldiers" or 2) the word translated as "hundreds" does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 23:1. AT: "the commanders of military divisions" (See: Numbers)
who were over the army
"who were leaders in the army"
Bring her out between the ranks
Possible meanings are 1) "Surround her and bring her out of the temple courtyard" or 2) "Remove her from the people in the temple courtyard"
anyone who follows her, let him be killed with the sword
This can be stated in active form. It is implied that people who followed her would be trying to help her. AT: "Use your sword to kill anyone who comes to help her" (See: Active or Passive and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
For the priest had said
"For Jehoiada the priest had said"
as she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house
Some versions have "and took her to the Horse Gate near the entrance of the kings' house"
the king's house
"the royal palace"
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sword
horse
gate
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