2 Chronicles 23:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ לָהּ֙ יָדַ֔יִם וַתָּב֛וֹא אֶל־מְב֥וֹא שַֽׁעַר־הַסּוּסִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְמִית֖וּהָ שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

wə-yāśîmû for her yāḏayim wə-tāḇôʾ to-məḇôʾ šaʿar-the sûsîm bêṯ the meleḵ wə-yəmîṯûhā there.

Grammar Details

*wə-yāśîmû*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they placed
*yāḏayim*: noun, feminine dual - hands
*wə-tāḇôʾ*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she came
*məḇôʾ*: noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of
*šaʿar*: noun, masculine singular construct - gate of
*sûsîm*: noun, masculine plural - horses
*bêṯ*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
*wə-yəmîṯûhā*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they put her to death

Word Meanings

*yāśîmû*: placed/put/set
*yāḏayim*: hands/power/control
*məḇôʾ*: entrance/entry/doorway
*yəmîṯûhā*: put her to death/killed her/executed her

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Referenced Verses

Neh 3:28 : 28 Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his own house.
2 Chr 22:10 : 10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
Jer 31:40 : 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Matt 7:2 : 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: {G2532} mercy glorieth against judgment.
Rev 16:5-7 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, {G2532} {G3741} thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge: 6 for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: {G1063} they are worthy. 7 And I heard {G243} the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Judg 1:7 : 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Ps 5:6 : 6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

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