Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 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.
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’.
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.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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).
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
By the way of the gate of the guard, i.e. by the gate of the royal palace, where the kings guard stood.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard,…. Of which 2Ki 11:4 and all the people of the land; as many as were assembled together on this occasion:
and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord; the temple, which was built on an eminence:
and came by the way of the gate to the king’s house; the gate of the royal palace, where the king’s guards were placed, and did their duty: and he sat on the throne of the kings: where the kings of Judah used to sit, and this finished the formality of his being made king.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
And he took the captains, and they brought the king down out of the house of Jehovah, etc. The word is not to be pressed, but simply affirms that Jehoiada entrusted the persons named with the duty of conducting the king into his palace. Beside the captains over a hundred (see at 2Ki 11:4) there are mentioned , i.e., the royal halberdiers (the body-guard), who had passed over to the new king immediately after the fall of Athaliah and now followed their captains, and , all the rest of the people assembled. Instead of the halberdiers there are mentioned in the Chronicles , the nobles and lords in the nation-a completion implied in the facts themselves, since Jehoiada had drawn the heads of the nation into his plan, and on the other hand the express allusion to the body-guard might be omitted as of inferior importance. We cannot infer from that the bridge between Moriah and Zion was not yet in existence, as Thenius supposes, but simply that the bridge was lower than the temple-courts. Instead of , the gate of the runners (i.e., of the halberdiers), we find in the Chronicles , the upper gate, which appears to have been a gate of the temple, according to 2Ki 15:35 and 2Ch 27:3. The statement that they came by the way of the runners’ gate into the house of the king is not at variance with this, for it may be understood as meaning that it was by the halberdiers’ gate of the temple that the entry into the palace was carried out. – In 2Ki 11:20 this account is concluded with the general remark that all the people rejoiced, sc. at the coronation of Joash, and the city was quiet, when they slew Athaliah with the sword. This is the way, so far as the sense is concerned, in which the last two clauses are to be connected.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(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.
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 . . . kings house.Rather, and entered the kings 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.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
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.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
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
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
took: 2Ki 11:4-11
by the way: 2Ki 11:5, 2Ch 23:5, 2Ch 23:19
he sat: 1Ki 1:13, 1Ch 29:23, Jer 17:25, Jer 22:4, Jer 22:30, Mat 19:28, Mat 25:31
Reciprocal: Gen 36:30 – dukess in the 1Ch 9:18 – the king’s 2Ch 23:17 – slew Mattan 2Ch 23:20 – the captains
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 kings 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 Solomons observation: When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth, and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.