2 Chron. 23 Jehoiada maketh Joash king, 2 Chron. 23:1–11. Athaliah is slain, 2 Chron. 23:12–15. The pure worship of God is restored, 2 Chron. 23:16–21.

Took the captains of hundreds; not all, but those here following, in whom he put most trust. But this chapter is almost all taken out of 2 Kings 11:0, where it is explained.

Gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah; partly because they could do this without any suspicion, upon pretence of some solemn feast; which time, it is probable, was chosen for this purpose; and partly because he knew them to be well affected to the cause of God and the king, to which…

Both that of Sur, 2 Kings 11:6, and other doors adjoining or leading to it.

At the gate of the foundation; at the east gate, thought to be so called, because it stood lower than the rest of the doors, at the foot of the steps, by which they went up from the king’s house to the temple. In the courts; either, 1.

Into the house of the Lord; strictly so called, as it is distinguished from the courts, into which others were permitted to come, 2 Chron. 23:5, to wit, into the holy place. The priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they who are to minister in course, or by my present appointment.

Jehoiada and his sons; and Zechariah among the rest, whom afterwards he ungratefully slew, 2 Chron. 24:21.

Between him, i.e. the Lord, as is sufficiently implied in the end of this verse, and plainly expressed 2 Kings 11:17. Or, between himself; that the people might see that he brought them under no bond but what he would take upon himself. That they should be the Lord’s people, i.e.

Appointed the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand or, as it is in the Hebrew, put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand, i.e. he restored the priests and Levites, either, 1.

Through the high gate, to wit, of the court belonging and leading to the king’s palace.