2 Kings 11:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,”
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“and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and commandeth them, saying, `This <FI>is<Fi> the thing that ye do; The third of you <FI>are<Fi> going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 11:5 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- 2 Kings 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,
- 2 Kings 16:18And 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.
- 1 Chronicles 9:25Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
- 1 Chronicles 23:3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
- 1 Chronicles 23:32So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
- Jeremiah 26:10When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.
- Ezekiel 44:2And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
- Ezekiel 46:2The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.
- Luke 1:8One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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