2 Kings 11:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 2 Kgs 11:5 : 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.
  • 2 Chr 23:6 : 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.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:5-6
    2 verses
    86%

    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.

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

    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.

    9The 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.

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

    11The 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 23:4-8
    5 verses
    79%

    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;

    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, 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.

    8So 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.

  • Neh 7:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.

    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.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    76%

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

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    75%

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

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
    74%

    28And 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.

  • Jer 17:24
    73%

    24And 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;

  • Neh 4:22
    73%

    22At the same time I also said to the people, Let every man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be a guard to us by night, and a labor force by day.

  • 1 Chr 9:23
    72%

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

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    72%

    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 17:19
    72%

    19These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

  • Jer 17:19-22
    4 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:

    21Thus says the LORD; 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 any work, but hallow the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

  • Neh 13:19
    72%

    19So 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.

  • 2 Chr 23:10
    72%

    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.

  • Ezra 8:29
    71%

    29Guard 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.

  • Isa 62:6
    71%

    6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent,

  • Neh 4:16
    71%

    16And it came to pass from that time on, that half of my servants did the work, and the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the armor; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

  • Neh 11:16
    71%

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

  • Isa 21:6
    71%

    6For the Lord has said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.

  • 1 Chr 9:27
    71%

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

  • 2 Chr 19:11
    70%

    11And 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.

  • Jer 22:2
    70%

    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:

  • Lev 8:35
    70%

    35Therefore, 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.

  • Jer 21:11
    70%

    11Concerning the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear the word of the LORD;

  • Neh 12:45
    70%

    45Both 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.

  • Jer 7:2
    70%

    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.

  • Ezek 44:14
    70%

    14But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.

  • Ezek 46:3
    70%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    70%

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    70%

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

  • Ezek 44:11
    70%

    11Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

  • Lam 2:7
    70%

    7The Lord has cast off His altar, He has abhorred His sanctuary, He has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    70%

    14And 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.

  • Isa 22:8
    69%

    8And he uncovered the covering of Judah, and you looked in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.

  • Nah 2:5
    69%

    5He shall recount his nobles: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.

  • Jer 17:27
    69%

    27But if you will not listen to me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

  • Ezra 7:27
    69%

    27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem: