Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 11:4

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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See the marginal reference. The captains - The word used here and in 2 Kings 11:19, הא־כרי ha-kârı̂y, designates a certain part of the royal guard, probably that which in the earlier times was known under the name of Cherethites 1 Kings 1:38. Others see in the term an ethnic name - “Carians,” who seem certainly to have been much inclined to take service as mercenaries from an early date. Render the whole passage thus - “And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the centurions of the Carians and the guardsmen (literally, ‘runners, ‘ 2 Kings 10:25), etc.” return to 'Top of Page'

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