And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house on behalf of the king.
Six years Athaliah tyrannised. We have not a particular account of her reign; no doubt it was of a piece with the beginning. While Jehu was extirpating the worship of Baal in Israel, she was establishing it in Judah, as appears, Ch2 24:7.
Commenting on 2 Kings 11:4-12
And he brought forth the king's son,.... Out of the apartment in the temple where he had been brought up: and put the crown upon him; the crown royal, which seems to have been kept in the temple: and gave him the testimony; the book of the law, which he was to read in all his days, and according to it govern the people; and...
2Ki 11:9-11 The execution of these plans. The high priest gave the captains “the spears and shields (שׁלטים: see at 2Sa 8:7) which (belonged) to king David, that were in the house of Jehovah,” i.e., the weapons which David had presented to the sanctuary as dedicatory offerings. Instead of החנית we ought probably to read החניתת (cf.
Commenting on 2 Kings 11:9-11