And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
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Gill's Exposition
And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand,.... Afterwards given them, Kg2 11:10,
and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain; any strange man that…
Five divisions of the guard under their five captains are distinguished here. Three of the five divisions “enter in” on the Sabbath; the other two “go forth” on the Sabbath 2Ki 11:7. By the former…
Six years Athaliah tyrannised. We have not a particular account of her reign; no doubt it was of a piece with the beginning. While Jehu was extirpating the worship of Baal in Israel, she was…
Cambridge Bible
And ye shall compass the king round about Though the pronoun is changed, the same persons are intended, who were to be a bodyguard for the young king in every movement at this critical time.
he that…
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