2 Kings 20:4

The middle court - i. e., of the royal palace. This is preferable to the marginal reading.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

came. The only occurrence of this in the case of Isaiah. Compare Genesis 15:1 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The middle court] RV 'the middle part of the city.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Into the middle court, to wit, of the king's palace; of which See Poole on " 1 Kings 7:8 " . Or, into the middle city , as it is in the Hebrew. F...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, he had not yet left the middle city, Mount Zion, where the royal palace was sit...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 7:8 ; 2 Kings 22:14
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Court — Of the king's palace. This is noted to shew God's great readiness to hear the prayers of his children.

⁴ And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,b that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 20:4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Kings 20:4