2 Kings 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁתֵּ֤י הַיָּדוֹת֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל יֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וְשָֽׁמְר֛וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

And ûštê the-yādôt in-you, all yōṣəʾê the-šabbāt; and wəšāmərû ʾet-mišmeret bêt-YHWH unto-the-king.

Grammar Details

*ûštê*: conjunction + number, feminine construct - and two of
*hayyādôt*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the hands/divisions/parts
*bākem*: preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - in you
*kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*yōṣəʾê*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - those going out on
*haššabbāt*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the Sabbath
*wəšāmərû*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall keep
*ʾet-mišmeret*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the watch of
*bêt-YHWH*: noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - house of YHWH
*ʾel-hammelek*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - toward the king

Word Meanings

*štê hayyādôt*: two divisions, two companies, two parts, two-thirds
*yōṣəʾê haššabbāt*: those going out on the Sabbath, those ending their Sabbath duty
*šāmərû ʾet-mišmeret*: keep the watch/guard, maintain the protection

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 11:5 : 5 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;
2 Chr 23:6 : 6 But let none come into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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2 Kgs 11:5-6
2 verses
86%
5And 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;
6And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
2 Kgs 11:8-11
4 verses
83%
8And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when he cometh in.
9And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
10And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Jehovah.
11And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
2 Chr 23:4-8
5 verses
79%
4This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;
5and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.
6But let none come into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Jehovah.
7And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
8So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath; with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
Neh 7:2-3
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2that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand [on guard], let them shut the doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one [to be] over against his house.
2 Chr 12:11
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11And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard - chamber.
2 Kgs 7:11
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11And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
1 Kgs 14:28
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28And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of Jehovah, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard - chamber.
Jer 17:24
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24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith Jehovah, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
Neh 4:22
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22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.
1 Chr 9:23
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23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
1 Chr 26:12
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12Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.
2 Chr 17:19
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19These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
Jer 17:19-22
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19Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20and say unto them, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
21Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
22neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
Neh 13:19
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19And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
2 Chr 23:10
72%
10And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
Ezra 8:29
71%
29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.
Isa 62:6
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6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
Neh 4:16
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16And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Neh 11:16
71%
16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
Isa 21:6
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1 Chr 9:27
71%
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2 Chr 19:11
70%
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Jer 22:2
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2And say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
Lev 8:35
70%
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Jer 21:11
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11And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:
Neh 12:45
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45And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
Jer 7:2
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Ezek 44:14
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Ezek 46:3
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3And the people of the land shall worship at the door of that gate before Jehovah on the sabbaths and on the new moons.
2 Chr 23:19
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2 Chr 8:14
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Jer 17:27
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Ezra 7:27
69%
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