And he took. — See 2 Kings 11:19.
The nobles, and the governors of the people. — Kings has: “And the Carians and the Couriers.” (See Note on 2 Chronicles 23:1.)
The nobles. — Comp. Psalms 16:3.
Governors of the people. — Comp. Isaiah 28:14. These “nobles and governors” are perhaps “the heads of the clans” of 2 Chronicles 23:2, and “the princes of 2 Chronicles 23:13; though the phrase certainly looks like an attempt at explaining the obscure titles of the royal guard.
And they came through the high gate. — Kings, “And they came by the way of the Couriers’ Gate.” (See Note on 2 Chronicles 23:5, supra.) The Couriers’ Gate may have been called the High Gate, as being the grand entrance to the palace. A gate of the Temple has the same designation in 2 Chronicles 27:3.