7 and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king.
7 And two parts
7 And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king,
7 The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord for the king.
7 The other two units who are off duty on the Sabbath must stand guard for the king at the Lord 's Temple.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 11:7
Commentary on 2 Kings 11:1-12
(Read 2 Kings 11:1-12)
Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A child indeed, but he had a good guardian, and, what was better, a good God to go to With such joy and satisfaction must the kingdom of Christ be welcomed into our hearts, when his throne is set up there, and Satan the usurper is cast out. Say, Let the King, even Jesus, live, for ever live and reign in my soul, and in all the world.