And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
Ver. 10. And he set all the people … by the king round about.] Subjects should stand by their princes, and defend them to their utmost; resolving to live and die with them. See 2 Kings 11:11 .