2 Kings 16:18
“And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The covert ... in the house - A canopied seat in the temple for the king and his family when they attended public…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the covert for the Sabbath - There are a great number of conjectures concerning this covert, or, as it is in the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 16:17-20
Here is, I. Ahaz abusing the temple, not the building itself, but some of the furniture of it. 1. He defaced the bases…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And the covert[R.V. the covered way] for the sabbath The noun, which occurs nowhere else, signifies some colonnade along…