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He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the LORD’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 19. Phelethi. In the Hebrew of the books of Kings we read nothing of these bands after the reign of David. The same expressions occur here as verse 4. “the centurions, the rams, (or captains) and the runners,” ( Calmet.) or guards. Prot. Bible.—Gate, on the west. Athalia had probably entered by the south.—Kings. It was made of ivory, &chapter 3 Kennicott. 10:18. Calmet.
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