2 Kings 11:6

1 Chronicles 26:13-19; 2 Chronicles 23:4; 2 Chronicles 23:5

Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 11:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Five divisions of the guard under their five captains are distinguished here. Three of the five divisions “enter in” on the Sabbath; the other two...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And a third part [shall be] at the gate of (g) Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it b...
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 r...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

shall be . must be.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be no...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down— In the Hebrew מסח הבית habbaiith massach, which the Vulgate and LXX render the house Me...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the...
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 ), posse...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The gate of Sur] RV omits 'of.' In 2 Chronicles 23:5 it is called 'the gate of the foundation.' Position unknown. That it be not broken down ] b...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Three companies of the guards to be stationed at the three approaches to the palace.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur. — Or, and the third (shall be on guard) at the gate of Sur , Instead of Sûr (“turning aside”) Chro...
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...
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...
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 killi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Young as Joash was, no doubt the sight of him stirred up the minds of the people to love him. And young as he was, the priest took care that the cere...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur ,.... Generally thought by the Jews to be the eastern gate, so called, as they say, because such as wer...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be no...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A third part of you Of the Levites, who were distributed into twenty-four courses, to minister in turns, each course consisting of about a thousand...
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 o...
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...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

At the gate of Sur; the chief gate of the temple, called the high gate , 2 Kings 15:35 , and the foundation gate , 2 Chronicles 23:5 , and...
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-...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign In Judah Of Athaliah The Usurper c. 841-835 BC, Or The Remarkable Preservation And Restoration Of The Davidic Heir And The Refutation Of T...
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 thi...
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 appellat...
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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Jehoash Becomes King
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur, guarding the side-door of the palace; and a third part at the gate behind the guard, where the king's...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sur — The chief gate of the temple. The guard — Either, the king's guard. Or, the guard of the temple; this gate was in the south — side. So, &...

⁶ And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 11:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Kings 11:6