2 Kings 11:9 meaning and explanation

So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.

2 Kings 11:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The scene is Jerusalem under the usurping queen Athaliah, who had tried to kill every royal heir. Jehoiada the priest has secretly kept the child Joash alive and now organizes a careful guard to protect him.

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