He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
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He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from Yahweh’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
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And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
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And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 11:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 1:13 Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?” Why then does Adonijah reign?’
- 2 Kings 11:4-6 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into Yahweh’s house; and he made a covenant with them, and made a covenant with them in Yahweh’s house, and showed them the king’s son. He commanded them, saying, “This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house; a third of you shall be at the gate Sur; and a third of you at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5 A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19 He set the gatekeepers at the gates of Yahweh’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
- Jeremiah 17:25 then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever.
- Jeremiah 22:4 For if you do this thing indeed, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter in by the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses, he, his servants, and his people.
- Jeremiah 22:30 Yahweh says, “Record this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his days; for no more will a man of his offspring prosper, sitting on David’s throne, and ruling in Judah.”
- Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 25:31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 11:19 And he took the rulers over hundreds,…
2Ki 11:19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
Ver. 19. And came by the way of the gate of the guard.] Called the high gate, {2Ch 23:20} by reason of the fairness and height of it; and the new gate. {Jer 36:10}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain By the way of the gate of the guard,…
By the way of the gate of the guard, i.e. by the gate of the royal palace, where the king’s guard stood.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And all the people of the land rejoiced,.... That…
And all the people of the land rejoiced,.... That one of the house of David was set upon the throne, which they might fear was extinct, as it very near was; the lamp of David was almost quenched, only this single life left, from whom a line of kings proceeded, and the King Messiah; the promise of God cannot fail see Psa 132:11, this occasioned great joy:
and the city was quiet: was very easy at, yea, pleased with, the dethroning and death of Athaliah; there was no tumult on account thereof, nor such disturbances as she occasioned in her life:
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and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house; as related in Kg2 11:16 where she was buried, or what became of her carcass, is not said; some have thought she was cast into the brook Kidron, because Josephus says (h) Jehoiada ordered her to be had into that valley, and there slain.
(h) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 7. sect. 3.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 11:19-20. He took the rulers over hundreds, &c.…
2Ki 11:19-20. He took the rulers over hundreds, &c. — Brought them out of the temple, that they might conduct the king in state to the royal palace. By the way of the gate of the guard — By the gate of the royal palace, where the king’s guard stood. And he sat on the throne of the kings — Which was the accomplishment of his inauguration. And all the people rejoiced — Josephus says, they kept a feast of joy many days; making good Solomon’s observation: When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth, and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain They conducted the king down from the temple hill,…
They conducted the king down from the temple hill, across the valley of the Tyropoeum, and up the opposite hill to the royal palace, entering it not by the “horse-gate” 2Ki 11:16, where Athaliah had just been slain, but by the “gate of the guard” 2Ki 11:6, which was probably the main gate of the palace on the eastern side (see 2Ch 23:20).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Phelethi. In the Hebrew of the books of Kings…
Phelethi. In the Hebrew of the books of Kings we read nothing of these bands after the reign of David. The same expressions occur here as [in] ver. 4., "the centurions, the rams, (or captains) and the runners," (Calmet) or guards. (Protestants) (Haydock) --- Gate, on the west. Athalia had probably entered by the south. --- Kings. It was made of ivory, &c., 3 Kings x. 18. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 19. Gate of the guard — Called “the high…
19. Gate of the guard — Called “the high gate” in Chronicles, but, like the horse gate, difficult to identify with any known locality. It was probably a gate leading toward the palace, and here called “gate of the guard” from being the one guarded by that division of Levites mentioned in 2Ki_11:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. And he took the rulers [R.V. captains] and…
19. And he took the rulers [R.V. captains] and the captains] R.V. the Carites. On these words cf. above on verse 4.
and they brought down the king] The movement was a popular one, the people taking part with the soldiers and the priests. In 2 Chron. ‘the nobles and the governors of the people’ are included in the list. The temple was on a lofty height. Hence the phrase ‘brought down’.
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by the way of the gate of the guard to [R.V. unto] the king’s house] This gate would be specially ready for the king’s entry, as it was one of those secured by the arrangements described in verse 6.
he sat on the throne of the kings] On this throne, and its position in the palace which Solomon built, cf. note on 1Ki_7:7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) And he took the rulers . . .…
(19) And he took the rulers . . . the land.—Jehoiada now arranges a procession to escort the king in triumph from the Temple to the palace.
The rulers . . . guard.—Rather, the captains of the hundreds (the centurions) and the Carians and the Couriers; or, as Thenius prefers, the lictors and the satellites.
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They brought down the king from the house of the Lord.—Down from the Temple to the bridge connecting Moriah with Zion.
And came by the way . . . king’s house.—Rather, and entered the king’s house by way of the gate of the Couriers. This gate, therefore, belonged not to the Temple, but to the palace, and was probably the chief entrance thereto.
And he sat on the throne.—The proceedings ended with the solemn enthronement of the king in the palace of his fathers. (The LXX. reads more suitably: “And they seated him on the throne;” so Chronicles.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he took the rulers literally, princesover hundredsi.e. the…
And he took the rulers literally, princesover hundredsi.e. the five centurions of 2Ch 23:2and the captains rather, and the Carites (see the comment on ver. 4)and the guard i.e. the "runners," the other division of the guardand all the people of the land those who had flocked to his standard either originally (2Ch_23:2) or sinceand they brought down the king from the house of the Lord. They escorted Joash from the temple to the palace, first bringing him down into the valley of the Tyropoeon, and then conducting him up the opposite, or western hill, on which the palace stood. And came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king"s house. The "gate of the guard" is probably that called in ver. 6 "the gate behind the guard." We may presume that it was the main entrance to the palace on the eastern side. And he sat on the throne of the kings. Not till he had placed Joash on the royal throne of his ancestors, in the great throne-room of the palace, was Jehoiada content with the work of the day.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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They take the new king, Joash, from the temple to the palace.
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the commanders of hundreds
The phrase "commander of hundreds" is probably an official title for a military officer. Possible meanings are 1) the word "hundreds" represents the exact amount of soldiers that each of these commanders led. AT: "the commanders of 100 soldiers" or 2) the word translated as "hundreds" does not represent an exact number, but is the name of a military division. AT: "the commanders of military divisions" See how you translated this in 2 Kings 11:4. (See: Numbers)
Carites
This is the name of a particular group of the royal guards.
brought down the king from the house of Yahweh and they went into the king's house
"brought the king from the temple to the palace"
all the people of the land rejoiced
This is a generalization. It is possible that some did not rejoice. AT: "many people in the land rejoiced" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
the city was quiet
"the city was calm" or "the city was peaceful"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 11:19-20 The city was peaceful—a mark of the kingdom…
11:19-20 The city was peaceful—a mark of the kingdom where God and his law are honored (Isa 35:10; 65:18-24; Jer 33:6-16).
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