Then 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.
Ver. 14. Have her forth.] See 2 Kings 11:15. Their fingers even itched to be slaying her in the very temple; so hateful had she made herself.
And whoso followeth her.] As none did in this condition. And the like befell her mother Jezebel, Nero, and other tyrants.