2 Kings 11:11

11 The guards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king.

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2 Kings 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:11

And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand,
round about the king
As ordered, ( 2 Kings 11:8 )

from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple
from the northeast to the southeast:

along by the altar and the temple:
the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Kings 11:11 In-Context

9 So the captains of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 The priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the LORD .

11 The guards stood each with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king.

12 Then he brought the king's son out and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"

13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people in the house of the LORD .

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "runners"
[b]. Lit "shoulder"
[c]. Lit "shoulder"

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