2 Kings 11:7

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The two divisions among you who are off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the temple of the LORD for the king.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:5 : 5 He gave them instructions, saying, 'This is what you must do: A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace—
  • 2 Chr 23:6 : 6 Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:5-6
    2 verses
    86%

    5He gave them instructions, saying, 'This is what you must do: A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace—

    6another third should be at the Gate of Sur, and the last third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns standing guard over the temple.'

  • 2 Kgs 11:8-11
    4 verses
    83%

    8Surround the king on every side, each of you with your weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks must be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes, whether he leaves or enters.

    9The commanders of hundreds did as Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them brought his men, those coming on and those going off duty on the Sabbath, and they reported to Jehoiada the priest.

    10Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of hundreds spears and shields that had belonged to King David and were kept in the temple of the LORD.

    11The guards stood with their weapons in hand, from the south side of the temple to the north side, by the altar and around the king.

  • 2 Chr 23:4-8
    5 verses
    79%

    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

    5A third of you shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation, while all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

    6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

    7The Levites shall surround the king on every side, each man with his weapon in hand. Anyone who tries to enter the house is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.

    8The Levites and all Judah did everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each man took his men, those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty, because Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss any of the divisions.

  • Neh 7:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2I put my brother Hanani and Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most people.

    3I said to them, 'The gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun is hot. While the guards are still standing watch, let the gates be shut and secured. Also appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post and near his own house.'

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    76%

    11Whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and then they would return them to the guardroom.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    75%

    11The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported inside the palace.

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
    74%

    28Whenever the king went to the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and afterward, they would return them to the guardroom.

  • Jer 17:24
    73%

    24But if you diligently obey Me, declares the LORD, and do not bring any load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it,

  • 1 Chr 9:23
    72%

    23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    72%

    12These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    72%

    19These were the men who served the king, besides those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

  • Jer 17:19-22
    4 verses
    72%

    19This is what the LORD said to me: 'Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also at all the gates of Jerusalem.'

    20Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

    21This is what the LORD says: 'Be careful not to carry any load on the Sabbath day, or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.'

    22Do not bring any load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.

  • Neh 13:19
    72%

    19When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and directed that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

  • 2 Chr 23:10
    72%

    10He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side, along the altar and the temple, surrounding the king on every side.

  • Ezra 8:29
    71%

    29Be diligent and guard them until you weigh them out in the presence of the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Isa 62:6
    71%

    6Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,

  • Neh 4:16
    71%

    16At that time, I also said to the people, 'Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can be our guard by night and work by day.'

  • Neh 11:16
    71%

    16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God.

  • Isa 21:6
    71%

    6For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

  • 1 Chr 9:27
    71%

    27They spent the night around the house of God because they were responsible for its guard and for opening it each morning.

  • 2 Chr 19:11
    70%

    11Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in matters of the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader over the tribe of Judah, will be responsible for kingly affairs. The Levites will serve as officials before you. Act courageously, and may the LORD be with those who do right.

  • Jer 22:2
    70%

    2Say: Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne—you, your officials, and your people who enter through these gates!

  • Lev 8:35
    70%

    35You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the Lord's charge so that you will not die, for this is what I was commanded.

  • Jer 21:11
    70%

    11To the house of the king of Judah: Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Neh 12:45
    70%

    45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as commanded by David and Solomon his son.

  • Jer 7:2
    70%

    2Stand in the gate of the LORD's house and proclaim there this message: ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.’

  • Ezek 44:14
    70%

    14I will appoint them as caretakers of the temple to perform all its duties and all that needs to be done within it.

  • Ezek 46:3
    70%

    3The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of the same gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    70%

    19He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    70%

    18The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

  • Ezek 44:11
    70%

    11They shall serve as ministers in My sanctuary, responsible for the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they shall stand before them to serve them.

  • Lam 2:7
    70%

    7The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary. He has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They raised their voices in the house of the LORD as on a day of appointed festival.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    70%

    14Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.

  • Isa 22:8
    69%

    8The covering of Judah was removed. In that day, you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

  • Nah 2:5
    69%

    5The chariots race wildly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the squares. Their appearance is like torches, and they dart about like lightning.

  • Jer 17:27
    69%

    27But if you do not obey Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any loads as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem and will not be extinguished.

  • Ezra 7:27
    69%

    27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.