10. princes--members of the Council of State or Great Council, which
took cognizance of such offenses.
heard--the clamor of the popular tumult.
came up--from the king's house to the temple, which stood higher
than the palace.
sat--as judges, in the gate, the usual place of trying such cases.
new gate--originally built by Jotham ("the higher gate,"
2Ki 15:35)
and now recently restored.
JFB.
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