2 Kings 11:5 - Tree of Life Version

⁵ Then he commanded them saying, “This is what you will do: one-third of you—those going on duty on Shabbat—keeps watch over the palace.

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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

the food at his table, the seating of his courtiers, the attendance of his servants and their attire, his cupbearers, and his burnt offering which he offered in the House of Adonai, she was left breathless.

2 Kings 11:19

Then he took the captains over hundreds, the Carites, the guard, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the House of Adonai, and came by the way of the gate of the guards to the royal palace. So he sat on the royal throne.

2 Kings 11:6

Then another third will be stationed at the Sur Gate and the last third will be at the gate behind the guards—so you will keep watch over the house on every side.

2 Kings 16:18

The covered passageway for Shabbat that they had built in the House as well as the outer entry for the king, he removed from the House of Adonai, because of the king of Assyria.

1 Chronicles 23:32

They were to keep watch over the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place and the sons of Aaron their kinsmen for avodah in the House of Adonai.

1 Chronicles 9:25

Their kinsmen in their villages were to come from time to time and serve with them for seven days.

Jeremiah 26:10

When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s palace to the House of Adonai, and sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Adonai’s House.