2 Kings 11:8

And ye shall compass the king round about Though the pronoun is changed, the same persons are intended, who were to be a bodyguard for the young king in every movement at this critical time.

he that cometh within the ranges R.V. ranks. This is the point where the distinction is most marked between the duties to be discharged by the soldiers and by the Levites. In 2 Chronicles 23:7 it is said: -And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, he shall be put to death". From this we find that the Levites were to form a guard for the king's person within the temple, while the soldiers discharged the same office in the court, and when he was conducted from the temple to the palace. So the one body is bidden to take summary vengeance on any intruder within the sacred building, the other on any who should break through their ranks to get within the enclosure and so draw near to the king after he had come forth.

as[R.V. when] he goeth out and as[R.V. when] he cometh in This change assimilates the rendering to 2 Chronicles.