2 Chronicles 23:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:5-6 : 5 He commanded them, saying, 'This is what you will do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the king's house. 6 Another third shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third at the gate behind the guard: so you shall watch over the house, to ensure it is not broken into.
  • Ezek 44:2-3 : 2 Then the LORD said to me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the same way.
  • Ezek 46:2-3 : 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate from outside, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go out; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD on the Sabbaths and in the new moons.
  • Acts 3:2 : 2 And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered the temple;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 23:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.

    4This is what you shall do: A third part of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the doors;

  • 2 Kgs 11:5-8
    4 verses
    82%

    5He commanded them, saying, 'This is what you will do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the king's house.

    6Another third shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third at the gate behind the guard: so you shall watch over the house, to ensure it is not broken into.

    7Two divisions of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall guard the house of the LORD around the king.

    8You shall encircle the king, each with his weapons in hand, and whoever comes within the ranks, let him be killed. Stay with the king as he comes out and goes in.

  • 2 Chr 23:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6But let none come into the house of the LORD, except the priests, and those that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

    7And the Levites shall surround the king, every man with his weapon in his hand; and whoever else comes into the house, he shall be put to death: but be with the king when he comes in, and when he goes out.

  • 2 Chr 23:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, that no one who was unclean in any way should enter.

    20And he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

  • Ezek 46:3
    73%

    3Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD on the Sabbaths and in the new moons.

  • Jer 17:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Thus said the LORD to 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 to them, Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

  • 2 Kgs 23:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

    3And the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood for the covenant.

  • Ps 135:2
    71%

    2You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

  • Jer 7:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim this word there, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah, who enter these gates to worship the LORD.

    3Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will allow you to dwell in this place.

  • 2 Chr 35:5
    71%

    5And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of your brethren the people, and according to the division of the families of the Levites.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5
    71%

    5And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

  • Zech 13:8
    71%

    8And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it.

  • 2 Chr 23:10
    71%

    10And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, around the king.

  • 1 Chr 9:23
    70%

    23They and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by divisions.

  • Neh 7:3
    70%

    3And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are standing by, let them shut and bar the doors: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

  • Ezek 40:45
    70%

    45Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    70%

    12Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, even among the chief men, having duties one against another, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    70%

    16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

  • Ezek 42:3
    70%

    3Opposite the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and opposite the pavement for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.

  • Jer 22:4
    70%

    4For if you do this thing indeed, then shall enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

  • Jer 26:2
    70%

    2Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house and speak to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not omit a word:

  • 2 Chr 34:30
    70%

    30And the king went up into the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

  • Ezek 40:10
    69%

    10In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were of the same size, and the posts had the same size on this side and that.

  • Ezek 46:9
    69%

    9But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD at the solemn feasts, he that enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that enters by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate through which he came, but shall go forth opposite it.

  • Ezek 5:12
    69%

    12A third part of you shall die with pestilence, and with famine they shall be consumed in your midst: and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • Ps 116:19
    69%

    19In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

  • Exod 34:23
    69%

    23Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 29:5
    69%

    5And said to them, Hear me, Levites, sanctify yourselves now and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness from the holy place.

  • 1 Chr 9:27
    69%

    27They stayed around the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and they had the duty of opening it every morning.

  • Jer 22:2
    69%

    2And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits upon the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter by these gates:

  • Exod 23:17
    69%

    17Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    69%

    16Besides their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even to everyone who entered into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their divisions;

  • Amos 4:3
    69%

    3And you shall go out at the breaches, each cow straight ahead, and you shall cast them into the palace, says the LORD.

  • Ezek 5:2
    69%

    2You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and strike around it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • Ezek 40:21
    69%

    21Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts, and its arches had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • Ezek 40:48
    69%

    48Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

  • Ezek 44:3
    69%

    3It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the same way.

  • Ezek 46:19
    69%

    19After he brought me through the entry at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which faced toward the north: and, behold, there was a place at the two sides westward.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    69%

    18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers:

  • Ezek 42:15
    69%

    15Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate that faced east, and measured it all around.

  • Ezek 45:3
    69%

    3And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.