2 Chronicles 23:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then the priest Jehoiada brought out the captains who were set over the army, saying to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; anyone who follows her is to be put to the sword.” For the priest said, “Do not put her to death in the house of the Lord.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the army, Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Do not slay her in the Lord's house.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 Jehovah.

Common English Bible

Then the priest Jehoiada brought out the unit commanders who were in charge of the army. “Take her out under guard,” he told them, “and kill anyone who follows her.” This was because the priest had said, “She must not be executed in the LORD’s temple.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then the high priest Jehoiada, going out to the centurions and to the leaders of the army, said to them: "Lead her away, beyond the borders of the temple. And let her be put to death outside, with the sword." And the priest instructed that she should not be killed in the house of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Joiada the high priest going out to the captains, and the chiefs of the army, said to them: Take her forth without the precinct of the temple; and when she is without, let her be killed with the sword. For the priest commanded that she should not be killed in the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 23:14 Cross References

2 Kings 10:25

As soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and to the officers, “Come in and kill them; let no one escape.” So they put them to the sword. The guards and the officers threw them out and then went into the citadel of the temple of Baal.

2 Kings 11:15

Then the priest Jehoiada commanded the captains who were set over the army, “Bring her out between the ranks and kill with the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest said, “Let her not be killed in the house of the Lord.”

2 Kings 11:8

shall surround the king, each with weapons in hand, and whoever approaches the ranks is to be killed. Be with the king in his comings and goings.”

2 Chronicles 23:13

when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Chronicles 23:15

So they laid hands on her; she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, and there they put her to death.

Exodus 21:14

But if someone willfully attacks and kills another by treachery, you shall take the killer from my altar for execution.

Ezekiel 9:7

Then he said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go!” So they went out and killed in the city.