2 Kings 11:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And he commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: One-third of you who come in on the Sabbath to be on guard in the sovereign’s house,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing you shall do: a third of you who come in on the Sabbath shall keep watch of the king's house,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ 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;

Common English Bible

⁵ He commanded them, “This is what you must do: A third of you coming on sabbath duty will guard the palace,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And he commanded them, saying: "This is the word that you must do.

2 Kings 11:5 Cross References

1 Kings 10:5

and the food on his table, and the seating of his servants, and the service of his waiters and their attire, and his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered in the House of יהוה, and there was no more spirit in her.

2 Kings 11:19

and took the commanders of hundreds, and the Karites, and the runners, and all the people of the land. And they brought the sovereign down from the House of יהוה, and went by way of the gate of the runners to the sovereign’s house. And he sat on the throne of the sovereigns.

2 Kings 11:6

and one-third at the gate of Sur, and one-third at the gate behind the runners. And you shall be on guard in the house, lest it be broken down.

2 Kings 16:18

And the covered way which they had built in the House for the Sabbath, and the sovereign’s outer entrance, he took from the House of יהוה, because of the sovereign of Ashshur.

1 Chronicles 23:32

and that they should guard the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the set-apart place, and the duty of the sons of Aharon their brothers in the service of the House of יהוה.

1 Chronicles 9:25

And their brothers in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days.

Jeremiah 26:10

And the heads of Yehuḏ