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2 Chronicles 23:15

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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.
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  1. Nehemiah 3:28Rank 1 from verse 15
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    28From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.

  2. 2 Chronicles 22:10Rank 2 from verse 15
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    10¶ But 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.

  3. Jeremiah 31:40Rank 3 from verse 15
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    40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

  4. James 2:13Rank 4 from verse 15
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    13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

  5. Judges 1:7Rank 5 from verse 15
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    7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

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2 Chronicles 23:15

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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entering

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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14Then 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.

15So 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.

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16¶ And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

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