John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:11
And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king ,.... As ordered, 2 Kings 11:8 . from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple from the northeast to the southeast: along by the altar and the temple : the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 11:4-12
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, 2 Chron. 24:7. The court and kingdom of Judah had been debauched by their alliance with the house of Ahab, and now one of that house is a curse and a plague to both: sinful friendships speed no better. All this while, Joash lay hid, entitled to a crown and intended for... read more