2 Kings 11:12 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

2 Kings 11:12

10 And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David, ^athat were in the temple of the Lord.

11 Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right¹ side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house.

12 And he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the ^aTestimony; they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, ^b“Long live the king!”

Death of Athaliah

13 ^aNow when Athaliah heard the noise of the escorts and the people, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord.

14 When she looked, there was the king standing by ^aa pillar according to custom; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Treason! Treason!”

Book Notes:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

I & II Kings

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septuagint and the Vulgate they are called the Third and Fourth Books of Kings. The authorship of these books is unknown; but the prevailing opinion is that they were compiled by Ezra, or one of the later prophets, from the ancient documents that are so frequently referred to in the course of the history as of public and established authority. Their inspired character was acknowledged by the Jewish Church, which ranked them in the sacred canon; and, besides, it is attested by our Lord, who frequently quotes from them (compare I Kings 17:9; II Kings 5:14 with Luke 4:24-27; I Kings 10:1 with Matthew 12:42).