2 Kings 11:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The officers of the host; of these companies of Levites, who are elsewhere called the Lord's host, and now were the king's host. Without the ranges; of which see above, 2 Kings 11:8. If she will not go out of them of her own accord, force her out of them. Him that followeth her; if any of the people, come hither upon this occasion, shall stand up for her help. In the house of the Lord, i.e. in the court of the temple, lest it bc polluted with her blood.

2 Kings 11:15

15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.