Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 11:11
And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, [along] by the altar and the temple.
11. And the guard stood ] These are the ‘runners’, the foot-soldiers, whose duty was on the outside of the temple.
round about the king, &c.] The R.V. changes the order of words here, as well as the rendering, to that which is adopted for the same Hebrew in 2 Chron. They are thus translated, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house along by the altar and the house, by the king round about. To understand how these guards were ranged it must be remembered that the altar stood in the court in front of the temple porch. Hence from each corner of the porch, on the right and left, the men were ranged in lines between the temple and the altar, so that when the king came forth he could advance between them, and the lines gradually came towards each other as they neared the altar, so that it can be said of them that they were along by the altar and by the house. The space enclosed by them would be somewhat triangular in form, the base being the width of the temple porch. Into this space Joash was brought forth, and there proclaimed and anointed in the sight of the people who in 2 Chronicles are said to have been gathered in the temple courts.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
From the right corner … – Rather, from the right side of the temple buildings to the left side – i. e., right across the temple court from the one side to the other, by the altar of burnt offerings, etc. This altar stood exactly in front of the temple-porch. Here the king was stationed; and before him and behind him, (round about him) stood the soldiers, drawn up several ranks deep across the entire court, just in front of the sacred building.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
From the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple; from the south-east to the north-east side. By the altar; the altar of burnt-offerings, which was by the great and eastern gate of the temple.
And the temple, i.e. by and towards the other parts of the temple, which they defended on all sides.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king,…. As ordered, 2Ki 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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(11) The guard.Literally, the Couriers; not therefore the Levites.
Corner.Rather, side.
Along by.At.
And the temple.And at the Temple. The guard formed in two lines, extending from the south wall to the north wall of the court, one line standing at the altar of burnt offering, which was near the entrance, the other at the sanctuary itself. The words round about the king are anticipative.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
11. From the right corner of the temple to the left This means, doubtless, that a rank or several ranks of armed Levites were stationed in a semicircle in front of the temple, extending from one side to the other. The king, whom they encompassed, probably occupied a position by one of the pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in front of the temple. 1Ki 7:21.
By the altar and the temple Literally, to the altar and the house. Their ranks extended not only in a semicircular form around the king from one side of the temple to the other, but also reached to the altar of burnt offerings in the midst of the court, and to other parts of the temple also, besides the right and left corners. Chronicles adds, that besides these armed Levites with their officers, a multitude of the people were in the courts of the temple.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 11:11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, [along] by the altar and the temple.
Ver. 11. From the right corner of the temple, ] i.e., From north to south.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
every man: 2Ki 11:8, 2Ki 11:10
corner: Heb. shoulder
by the altar: Exo 40:6, 2Ch 6:12, Eze 8:16, Joe 2:17, Mat 23:35, Luk 11:51
Reciprocal: Gen 41:34 – officers 2Ki 11:14 – the princes 2Ch 23:10 – side of the temple
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 11:11. The guard stood from the right to the left corner of the temple From the south-east to the north-east side. Along by the altar Of burnt-offerings, which was by the great eastern gate of the temple. The meaning is, they defended the temple on all sides.