Have  her  forth  zuithout  the  ranges]  R.V.  hetween  the  ranks.  That
the  meaning  is  'within'  and  not  'without'  the  ranks  is  manifest  from
Lev.  xvi.  15  where  the  same  prepositional  form  is  found  and  cannot  be
otherwise  translated  than  'within'.  The  object  of  Jehoiada's  order  is
plain.  He  would  keep  Athaliah  surrounded  by  his  own  guards,  but
get  her  removed  beyond  the  precincts  of  the  temple.  This  harmonizes
with  the  order  recorded  at  the  end  of  this  verse,  that  she  should  not  be
slain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.
a7id  hitn  that  followeth  her  kill  [R.V.  slay]  zvith  the  szvord]  The
verb  is  the  same  as  in  the  next  clause.  The  persons  who  might  perhaps
be  expected  to  follow  her,  when  she  was  led  away  guarded  from  the


vv.  i6— 18.]  II.    KINGS,   XL  119

sword.     For  the  priest  had  said,  Let  her  not  be  slain  i7i  the
house  of  the  Lord.     And  they  laid  hands  on  her;  and  she  16
went  by  the  way  by  the  which  the  horses  came  into  the
king's  house :  and  there  was  she  slain.
And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant  between  the  Lord  and  17
the  king  and  the  people,  that  they  should  be  the  Lord's
people;  between  the  king  also  and  the  people.     And  all  the  18
people  of  the  land  went  into  the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it

temple,  would  be  those  of  her  own  attendants,  who  had  not  been
allowed  to  come  between  the  lines  of  the  guard,  yet  now  might  think
it  their  duty  to  try  and  rescue  their  mistress.
16.  And  they  laid  hands  on  her]  R.V.  So  they  made  way  for  her.
