2 Kings 11:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ בְּשַׁ֣עַר ס֔וּר וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥ית בַּשַּׁ֖עַר אַחַ֣ר הָרָצִ֑ים וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַבַּ֖יִת מַסָּֽח׃

Transliteration

And the-šəlišît at-gate sûr and the-šəlišît at-the-gate behind the-rāṣîm; and ûšəmartem ʾet-mišmeret the-bayit massāḥ.

Grammar Details

*wə-haššəlišît*: conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the third part
*bəšaʿar*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the gate of
*sûr*: proper noun - Sur (gate name)
*baššaʿar*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - at the gate
*ʾaḥar*: preposition - behind, after
*hārāṣîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the runners, guards
*ûšəmartem*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall keep
*ʾet-mišmeret*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the watch of
*habbayit*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the house
*massāḥ*: noun, masculine singular - alternation/defense/barrier

Word Meanings

*šaʿar sûr*: gate of Sur/departure/turning aside
*šaʿar ʾaḥar hārāṣîm*: gate behind the runners/guards, rear gate of the guard
*mišmeret habbayit*: watch of the house, guard duty for the temple
*massāḥ*: alternately/by turns/as a barrier/against intrusion - meaning uncertain

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 26:13-19 : 13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
2 Chr 23:4-5 : 4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; 5 And 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 the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 11:7-8
2 verses
86%
7And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
8And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
2 Kgs 11:5
84%
5And 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;
2 Chr 23:4-6
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82%
4This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
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 the LORD.
6But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
Neh 7:3
79%
3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
1 Chr 26:12
74%
12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
Ezek 40:10
73%
10And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.
2 Kgs 11:11
73%
11And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
2 Kgs 7:11
73%
11And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
1 Chr 9:23-24
2 verses
72%
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Neh 3:6
72%
6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
2 Chr 12:11
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11And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
Isa 22:10
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10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
Isa 21:6
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6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Neh 3:29
71%
29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
2 Chr 23:19
71%
19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
Neh 13:19
70%
19And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
2 Kgs 25:18
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18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Jer 17:19-20
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19Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
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 labour on the day.
Neh 12:39
70%
39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
Neh 4:16
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16And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Amos 6:11
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11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
Isa 28:6
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6And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
Isa 62:6
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6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ezek 46:3
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Ezek 46:1
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Neh 11:19
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19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
1 Chr 9:26-27
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26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
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Neh 6:10
69%
10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Ezek 40:45
69%
45And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
1 Kgs 14:28
69%
28And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
Ezek 44:2
69%
2Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
Jer 52:24
69%
24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Neh 12:25
69%
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1 Chr 9:18
68%
18Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
2 Kgs 22:5-6
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5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
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1 Kgs 6:8
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1 Chr 26:18
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18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
Ezek 41:6
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68%
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Neh 3:26
68%
26Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
Ezek 40:48
68%
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Ezek 41:17
68%
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