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.
Ver. 15. So they laid hands on her.] a Which she once thought none durst have done; but the craftiest and strongest creatures are taken and slain by men.
“ Elephas grandis est, et occiditur:
Leo fortis est, et occiditur:
Cave multos, si singulos non times, ”
said the comedian covertly to Maximinus the emperor, who professed to fear no man: but when his head was soon after brought to Rome, all ran to the altars to thank the gods; and Balbinus, who succeeded him, sacrificed hecatombs, commanding the same to be done throughout the empire. b
a Or, They made a lane for her.
b Capitolin.