John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:14
And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was ,.... Of kings, when they came into the temple on any occasion, civil or religious, therefore it is called his pillar, 2 Chronicles 23:13 , some think this was the brazen scaffold erected by Solomon, 2 Chronicles 6:13 , though Vitringa F5 Proleghom. de Synagog. Vet. c. 4. p. 32. and Bishop Patrick suppose it to be the post of the east gate of the inner court, from Ezekiel 46:2 , according to Jacob Leo F6... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 11:13-16
We may suppose it was designed when they had finished the solemnity of the king's inauguration, to pay a visit to Athaliah, and call her to an account for her murders, usurpation, and tyranny; but, like her mother Jezebel, she saved them the labour, went out to meet them, and hastened her own destruction. 1. Hearing the noise, she came in a fright to see what was the matter, 2 Kgs. 11:13. Jehoiada and his friends began in silence, but now that they found their strength, they proclaimed what... read more