2 Kings 11:5

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.

2 Kings 11:1

Athaliah is Eliminated

11:1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line. ¹ 

2 Kings 10:5

10:5 So the palace supervisor, ²  the city commissioner, ³  the leaders, ⁴  and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects! ⁵  Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.” ⁶ 

Ezekiel 46:2

46:2 The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.

[11:1]  ¹ tn Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum) “arise,” is here used in an auxiliary sense to indicate that she embarked on a campaign to destroy the royal offspring. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 125.

[10:5]  ² tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”

[10:5]  ³ tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”

[10:5]  ⁴ tn Or “elders.”

[10:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “servants.”

[10:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”