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19 He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of the land, and together they led the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard,[a] and the king[b] sat down on the royal throne.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:19 tn Heb “the Gate of the Runners of the House of the King.”
  2. 2 Kings 11:19 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

19 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites,(A) the guards and all the people of the land, and together they brought the king down from the temple of the Lord and went into the palace, entering by way of the gate of the guards. The king then took his place on the royal throne.

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