2 Chronicles 23:10 - Exposition

All the people; i.e; again, all those, not being Levites and priests, who had been trusted to assist. The parallel ( 2 Chronicles 23:11 ) summarizes them under the name the guard. It may be just noted, in passing, that, while the Hebrew text has in both places "shoulder," i.e. for the "side" of this verse, and the "corner" of the parallel, the Revised Version has harmonized the rendering, electing the rendering side. From the right side of the temple to the left side. This is equivalent to saying, those composing the guard were placed on the south and north sides. Along by the altar . This was the altar of burnt offerings in front of the perch, and close by which the young "king stood at his pillar," or on his pedestal ( 2 Chronicles 23:13 ), the rows of the guard bristling with weapons before and behind and round about him.