2 Kings 11:11
Context11:11 The royal bodyguard 1 took their stations, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. 2
2 Kings 12:11
Context12:11 They would then hand over 3 the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen 4 assigned to the Lord’s temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the Lord’s temple,
2 Kings 16:14
Context16:14 He moved the bronze altar that stood in the Lord’s presence from the front of the temple (between the altar and the Lord’s temple) and put it on the north side of the new 5 altar.
2 Kings 22:9
Context22:9 Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, 6 “Your servants melted down the silver in the temple 7 and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple.”
1 tn Heb “the runners” (also in v. 19).
2 tn Heb “and the runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house, at the altar and at the house, near the king all around.”
3 tn Heb “would give.”
4 tn Heb “doers of the work.”
5 tn The word “new” is added in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Heb “returned the king a word and said.”
7 tn Heb “that was found in the house.”