2 Kings 11:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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—

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he commanded{H6680} them, saying,{H559} This is the thing{H1697} that ye shall do:{H6213} a third part{H7992} of you, that come in{H935} on the sabbath,{H7676} shall be keepers{H8104} of the watch{H4931} of the king's{H4428} house;{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, This is the thing{H1697} that ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)}; A third part{H7992} of you that enter in{H935}{(H8802)} on the sabbath{H7676} shall even be keepers{H8104}{(H8802)} of the watch{H4931} of the king's{H4428} house{H1004};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and comaunded them, and sayde: This is it that ye shall do: One thirde parte of you which enter on the Sabbath, shall kepe the watch in the kynges house,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he commanded them, saying, This is it that ye must doe, The third part of you, that commeth on the Sabbath, shall warde towarde the Kings house:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he commaunded them, saying, This is it that ye must do: One third part of you, whose duetie is to come in on the Sabbath day, shall keepe the watch of the kinges house:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and commandeth them, saying, `This `is' the thing that ye do; The third of you `are' going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he gave them orders, saying, This is what you are to do: the third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the king's house,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He ordered them,“This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 9:25 : 25 Their brethren in their villages were to come with them from time to time for seven days.
  • 1 Chr 23:3-6 : 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their count by head, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them. 6 And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chr 23:32 : 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 24:3-6 : 3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided: Among the sons of Eleazar, there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 Thus, they were divided by lot, one group with another, for the leaders of the sanctuary and the leaders of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chiefs of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
  • Jer 26:10 : 10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house.
  • 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.
  • Luke 1:8-9 : 8 It came to pass, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 And the food of his table, and the seating of his servants, and the service of his officials, and their clothing, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
  • 2 Kgs 11:19 : 19 He took the commanders over hundreds, the captains, the guard, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD; they came by way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
  • 2 Kgs 16:18 : 18 He also removed the sabbath canopy they had built in the house, and the king's outer entry, from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 11:6-11
    6 verses
    86%

    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.

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

    8 You 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.

    9 The captains over the hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest ordered, and each took his men who were coming on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

    10 The priest gave to the captains over hundreds King David's spears and shields that were in the temple of the LORD.

    11 The guard stood, each with his weapons in hand, surrounding the king from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, by the altar and the temple.

  • 2 Chr 23:3-8
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    83%

    3 And 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.

    4 This 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;

    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.

    6 But 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.

    7 And 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.

    8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took each man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with those that were to go out on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions.

  • 2 Kgs 11:4
    77%

    4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent and brought the commanders of hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath from them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    73%

    11 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  • Neh 7:3
    72%

    3 And 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.

  • 2 Chr 23:1
    72%

    1 And in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    72%

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

  • 2 Kgs 22:4-5
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    71%

    4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

    5 And 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,

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    71%

    14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their tasks, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.

  • 2 Kgs 11:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17 Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they would be the LORD's people; and also between the king and the people.

    18 All the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; they thoroughly broke his altars and images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

    19 He took the commanders over hundreds, the captains, the guard, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD; they came by way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    70%

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

  • Neh 13:19
    70%

    19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I stationed some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

  • Jer 17:24
    70%

    24 And it shall come to pass, if you diligently listen to me, says the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

  • 2 Chr 23:10
    70%

    10 And 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.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    70%

    15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate. They could not depart from their service, because their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
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    28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard carried them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    70%

    11 And he called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king's house within.

  • Jer 17:20-22
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    70%

    20 And 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:

    21 Thus says the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

    22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do any work, but hallow the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

  • Neh 11:16
    70%

    16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    69%

    12 Among 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 31:3
    69%

    3 He also appointed the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, namely, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.

  • Deut 5:12
    69%

    12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

  • 2 Chr 19:11
    69%

    11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    69%

    32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 24:6
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    6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why have you not required of the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

  • Ezra 8:29
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    29 Guard and keep them, until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Ezek 40:45
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    45 Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.

  • Neh 11:23
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    23 For it was the king's command concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

  • 2 Chr 31:11
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    11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them,

  • 1 Chr 9:23
    69%

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

  • Lev 8:35
    69%

    35 Therefore, you shall abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the LORD, lest you die; for so I am commanded.

  • 2 Chr 29:15
    69%

    15 And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and came according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

  • Jer 52:24
    69%

    24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

  • Neh 12:45
    69%

    45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God, and the charge of purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

  • 2 Chr 35:10
    68%

    10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's commandment.