2 Kings 11:19

19 He arranged for the officers of the bodyguard and the palace security, along with the people themselves, to escort the king down from The Temple of God through the Gate of the Guards and into the palace. There he sat on the royal throne.

2 Kings 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:19

And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and
the guard
Of which ( 2 Kings 11:4 ) and all the people of the land; as many as were assembled together on this occasion:

and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord;
the temple, which was built on an eminence:

and came by the way of the gate to the king's house;
the gate of the royal palace, where the king's guards were placed, and did their duty: and he sat on the throne of the kings: where the kings of Judah used to sit, and this finished the formality of his being made king.

2 Kings 11:19 In-Context

17 Jehoiada now made a covenant between God and the king and the people: They were God's people. Another covenant was made between the king and the people.

18 The people poured into the temple of Baal and tore it down, smashing altar and images to smithereens. They killed Mattan the priest in front of the altar.

19 He arranged for the officers of the bodyguard and the palace security, along with the people themselves, to escort the king down from The Temple of God through the Gate of the Guards and into the palace. There he sat on the royal throne.

20 Everybody celebrated the event. And the city was safe and undisturbed - they had killed Athaliah with the royal sword.

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.