2 Chronicles 23:14
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Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the host, and said to them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Don't kill her in the house of Yahweh.
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The Gate of the Foundation was likely a temple access point or adjacent court gate, while the Horse Gate led toward the royal stables or palace area in Jerusalem. Jehoiada ordered Athaliah removed from the sacred precinct and executed outside it, preserving the temple’s holiness during Joash’s restoration.
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2 Chronicles 23:14 mentions Gate of the Foundation, Horse Gate and Jerusalem.
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