2 Chronicles 23:7
“And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare 2Ki 11:8, 2Ki 11:11. The soldiers and the Levites in the temple were probably intermixed in about equal…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 23:1-11
We may well imagine the bad posture of affairs in Jerusalem during Athaliah's six years' usurpation, and may wonder that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
into the house 2 Kin. "within the ranges" ("within the ranks," R.V.). Any one who should attempt to break through the…
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