2 Chronicles 23:15

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.