2 Kings 11:11

11 Then the armed men took up their positions, every man with his instruments of war in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left, round about the altar and the house.

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.

2 Kings 11:11 In-Context

9 And the captains of hundreds did as Jehoiada the priest gave them orders; every one took with him his men, those who came in and those who went out on the Sabbath, and they came in to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and body-covers which had been King David's, and which were kept in the house of the Lord.

11 Then the armed men took up their positions, every man with his instruments of war in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left, round about the altar and the house.

12 Then he made the king's son come out, and put the crown on him and the arm-bands, and made him king, and put the holy oil on him; and they all, making sounds of joy with their hands, said, Long life to the king.

13 Now Athaliah, hearing the noise made by the people, came to the people in the house of the Lord;