2 Kings 16:18
And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the Lord.
Note Or the base of his throne; see also LXX.
And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.
He removed the covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance to the Lord’s house, because of the king of Assyria.
And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the covert
- There are a great number of conjectures concerning this covert; but it is probable that it was either, as Locke supposes, a sort of shelter or canopy erected for the people on the sabbath when the crowd was too great for the porch to contain them; or, as Dr. Geddes supposes, a seat, covered with a canopy, placed on an elevation, for the king and his court, when they attended public worship.
- 2 Kings 11:5; 1 Kings 10:5; Ezekiel 46:2