Teks -- 2 Kings 11:5 (NET)

11:5 He ordered them, “This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 2Ki 11:5 - Of you

Levites, who were distributed into twenty four courses, to minister in turns, each course consisting of about a thousand men for a week.

Wesley: 2Ki 11:5 - Enter in

That come into the temple to attend your ministry.

Wesley: 2Ki 11:5 - King's house

Of that part which lead to the king's palace, which Athaliah now possessed.

Clarke: 2Ki 11:5 - That enter in on the Sabbath

That enter in on the Sabbath - It appears that Jehoiada chose the Sabbath day to proclaim the young king, because as that was a day of public concourse, the gathering together of the people who were in this secret would not be noticed; and it is likely that they all came unarmed, and were supplied by Jehoiada with the spears and shields which David had laid up in the temple, 2Ki 11:10

The priests and Levites were divided into twenty-four classes by David, and each served a week by turns in the temple, and it was on the Sabbath that they began the weekly service, all this favored Jehoiada’ s design.

TSK: 2Ki 11:5 - that enter // the watch

that enter : 1Ch 9:25, 1Ch 23:3-6, 1Ch 23:32, 1Ch 24:3-6; Luk 1:8, Luk 1:9

the watch : 2Ki 11:19, 2Ki 16:18; 1Ki 10:5; Jer 26:10; Eze 44:2, Eze 44:3, Eze 46:2, Eze 46:3

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 2Ki 11:5 - A third part of you // that come in // that go out on the sabbath // they that enter in on the sabbath // The watch of the king’ s house

A third part of you either,

1. A third part of you , (i.e. of the whole number, including those

that come in and those

that go out on the sabbath ,) even

they that enter in on the sabbath ;

and so the two other third parts were to consist of those that went out on the sabbath, as some gather from 2Ki 11:6,7 . Or rather,

2. A third part only of those that enter in on the sabbath , who seem to be plainly divided into three thirds here, and 2Ki 11:6 , as those that went forth on the sabbath are expressly distributed into two parts, 2Ki 11:7 . That enter in on the sabbath , i.e. that come into the temple on the sabbath day. For the understanding of this matter, you must know that the Levites were, in and from David’ s time, distributed into twenty-four courses, which were to do the work of the temple successively, and by turns; each course consisting of about a thousand men for his week; of which see 1Ch 23 1Ch 24 .

The watch of the king’ s house ; either,

1. Of that bed-chamber where the king now was. But it is unlikely, and without example, either that one bed-chamber, or the temple, or any part of it, should be called the king’ s house. And besides, the king’ s person is secured by other persons, 2Ki 11:7 . Or rather,

2. Of that part which leadeth to the king’ s palace, which Athaliah now possessed, and whence they might expect opposition.

Gill: 2Ki 11:5 - And he commanded them, saying, this is the thing that ye shall do // a third part of you that enter in on the sabbath // shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house

And he commanded them, saying, this is the thing that ye shall do,.... These were the rulers over hundreds among the priests and Levites, and which he, as high priest, could command, and whom he could convene without suspicion, being such as he had a connection with, and were unarmed men: and for the better understanding of what follows, it should be observed, that the priests, in the times of David, were divided into twenty four courses, which were by turns to serve a week in the temple; the course that came in entered when the sabbath began, and that which went out went out when it ended, and each course consisted of a thousand men: now with respect to both these courses, both that which went in and that which went out, Jehoiada gave them the following charge:

a third part of you that enter in on the sabbath; on the beginning of it, to do duty in the temple the week following:

shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house, which, according to some, was that part of the temple where the king was hid and brought up, supposed to be the north part of it: or rather these were set at the north gate of the temple, which led to the royal palace, lest any should rush out of that, and kill the king.