Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 23:10
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
10. having his weapon ] R.V. with his weapon. The Heb. word ( shela) means a “missile weapon.”
the temple ] R.V. the house.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on 2Ch 23:1].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) And he set all the people.2Ki. 9:11 : And the Couriers stood. By the people, the chronicler obviously means, not the mass of the congregation, but the armed body who were to compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand (2Ch. 23:7).
His weapon.Or, his missiles, arms. LXX., . (Comp. 2Ch. 32:5.) Kings has a commoner word. The remainder of the verse is identical with its parallel.
Along by.Towards the altar.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
Ver. 10. And he set all the people by the king round about.] Subjects should stand by their princes, and defend them to their utmost; resolving to live and die with them. See 2Ki 11:11 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
temple = house, as in preceding context.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
side of the temple: Heb. shoulder of the house, 2Ki 11:11
along by: 2Ch 6:12, Exo 40:6
Reciprocal: 2Ki 11:10 – king David’s spears Joe 2:8 – sword
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the {f} temple, by the king round about.
(f) Meaning the most holy place where the ark stood.