2 Kings 11:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son. ”

2 Kings 11:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal reference. The captains - The word used here and in 2 Kings 11:19 , הא־כרי ha - kârı̂y , designates a certain part of the royal guard, probably that which in the earlier t...
2 Kings 11:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the seventh year (d) Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and to...
2 Kings 11:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11. Usurpation of Athaliah. Coronation of Joash and Execution of Athaliah. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, a daughter of Ahab, destroyed the royal family of Judah, except Joash, a child who wa...
2 Kings 11:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jehoiada. See note on Jehosheba, 2 Kings 11:2 . rulers. For their names see 2 Chronicles 23:1 . the king's son. Compare 2 Chronicles 23:3 .
2 Kings 11:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took a...
2 Kings 11:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and to...
2 Kings 11:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash 1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 Kings 8:18 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ), possessed her mother's high courage, and, like her, was...
2 Kings 11:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the seventh year. — When perhaps discontent at Athalialı’s tyranny had reached a climax. Jehoiada. — The high priest ( 2 Kings 11:9 ). The curious fact that his rank is not specified hero up...
2 Kings 11:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1-21 ; 2 Kings 12:1-21 " Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oub...
2 Kings 11:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Crowning the Boy-King 2 Kings 11:1-12 Athaliah well deserves the title given her in 2 Chronicles 24:7 . She usurped the throne, and played in Judah the part of her mother Jezebel. Joram was a...
2 Kings 11:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story now turns to Judah. When Jehu had slain Ahaziah, his mother Athaliah, the sister of Ahab and of his very nature, seized the throne by killing all the seed royal, and for six years swayed th...
2 Kings 11:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is probable that this Jehoida was high-priest, by whom the Lord was pleased to execute the purpose of his holy will. Jesus our High Priest, carries on all the grand councils and designs of Jehovah...
2 Kings 11:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard ,.... This was the husband of Jehosheba, who was high priest, 2 Chronicles 22:11 these ru...
2 Kings 11:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took a...
2 Kings 11:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

With the captains and the guard The chief commanders of the soldiery, and those that had been the former king's guard; for it is not likely that he would dare to call the guard of the present queen...
2 Kings 11:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she hers...
2 Kings 11:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the L ORD , and made a covenant with them...
2 Kings 11:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If this action of Jehoiada's seem strange and irregular, this was no ordinary case, but there were divers peculiar things in it, as, that Athaliah was a mere usurper, having no pretence of right to t...
2 Kings 11:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). The Usurping Of The Throne By Athaliah And The Preservation And Eventual Crowning Of The Davidic Heir Resulting In Her Execution ( 2 Kings 11:1-16 ). Analysis. a Now when Athaliah the mother...
2 Kings 11:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 11:4 . And the seventh year Jehoiada sent, &c.—There are numerous points of difference between this account and its parallel in the Chronicles; but...
2 Kings 11:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, a...
2 Kings 11:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead. The history of Athaliah The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst...
2 Kings 11:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 11:1-12 REVOLUTION IN JUDAH , FOLLOWING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ISRAEL . REIGN OF ATHALIAH OVER JUDAH . CONSPIRACY OF JEHOIADA , AND...
2 Kings 11:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehoash Becomes King
2 Kings 11:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 9:13 ; 1 Kings 18:10 ; 1 Samuel 18:3 ; 1 Samuel 23:18 ; 2 Chronicles 15:12 ; 2 Chronicles 23:1-15 ; 2 Chronicles 29:10 ; 2 Chronicles 34:31 ; 2 Chronicles 34:32 ; 2 Kings 11:17...
2 Kings 11:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The house — Into the courts of that house, for into the house none but the priests or Levites might enter.

2 Kings 11:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 11:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 11:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 11:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 11:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 11:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 11:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes