Verse 6
6. Gate of Sur The same, doubtless, as the gate of the foundation, or gate of Yesod, in Chronicles. The exact locality of this gate cannot be decided, for it is nowhere mentioned again; but the most plausible supposition is, that it was the main entrance into the inner court of the temple.
The gate behind the guard To this corresponds porters of the doors, in Chronicles. The guard, according to 2 Kings 11:11, stood round about the king, and extended from the right to the left side of the temple, by the altar and temple, and the gate behind the guard would seem to be some well-known side or rear entrance into the court of the temple, from which an attack or annoyance might be expected. It is also likely that some of these might stand as porters of the doors of the temple, gate-keepers of the Lord’s house, whose position would naturally be behind the guard that encompassed the king.
So shall ye keep the watch of the house That is, all the three divisions just mentioned, by being stationed as described, shall guard all the approaches to the house of the Lord.
That it be not broken down The Hebrew for this sentence is all in one word, מסח , a defence; a driving off. This body of Levites were to serve as a defensive watch a company of sentinels set to drive away all that might presume to interfere with the plans of the high priest Jehoiada.
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