So they seizedher, and when she arrivedat the entranceof the HorseGateof the king'shouse,they puther to deaththere.
Then Elijahsaidto them, "Seizethe prophetsof Baal;do not let oneof them escape."So they seizedthem; and Elijahbroughtthem downto the brookKishon,and slewthem there.
Now when Athaliahthe motherof Ahaziahsawthat her sonwas dead,she roseand destroyedallthe royaloffspringof the houseof Judah.
Jehoiadathe priestbroughtout the captainsof hundredswho were appointedover the armyand saidto them, "Bringher out betweenthe ranks;and whoever followsher, putto deathwith the sword."For the priestsaid,"Let her not be putto deathin the houseof the LORD."
Abovethe HorseGatethe priestscarriedout repairs,eachin frontof his house.
You destroythose who speakfalsehood;The LORDabhorsthe manof bloodshedand deceit.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
"And the wholevalleyof the deadbodiesand of the ashes,and allthe fieldsas faras the brookKidron,to the cornerof the HorseGatetoward the east,shall be holyto the LORD;it will not be pluckedup or overthrownanymoreforever."
So you shall not pollutethe landin whichyou are; for bloodpollutesthe landand noexpiationcan be madefor the landfor the bloodthat is shedon it, exceptby the bloodof him who shedit.
"For in the wayyou judge,you will be judged;and by your standardof measure,it will be measuredto you.
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
Adoni-bezeksaid,"Seventykingswith their thumbsand their bigtoescutoffused to gatherup [scraps] undermy table;as I have done,soGodhas repaidme." So they broughthim to Jerusalemand he diedthere.
