John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 11:19

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, etc.] Of which (<121104>2 Kings 11:4) and all the people of the land; as many as were assembled together on this occasion: and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord; the temple, which was built on an eminence: and came by the way of the gate to the king’s house; the gate of the royal palace, where the king’s guards were placed, and did their duty: and he sat on the throne of the kings: where the kings of Judah used to sit, and this finished the formality of his being made king.

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