The coveredwayfor the sabbathwhichthey had builtin the house,and the outerentryof the king,he removedfrom the houseof the LORDbecauseof the kingof Assyria.
the foodof his table,the seatingof his servants,the attendanceof his waitersand their attire,his cupbearers,and his stairwayby whichhe wentup to the houseof the LORD,there was nomorespiritin her.
He commandedthem, saying,"Thisis the thingthat you shall do:one thirdof you, who comein on the sabbathand keepwatchover the king'shouse
Then KingAhazcutoffthe bordersof the stands,and removedthe laverfrom them; he also tookdownthe seafrom the bronzeoxenwhichwere underit and putit on a pavementof stone.
Now the restof the actsof Ahazwhichhe did,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?
[being stationed] untilnowat the king'sgateto the east).These[were] the gatekeepersfor the campof the sonsof Levi.
"As for the prince,he shall sitin it as princeto eatbreadbeforethe LORD;he shall enterby wayof the porchof the gateand shall goout by the same way."
"The princeshall enterby wayof the porchof the gatefrom outsideand standby the postof the gate.Then the priestsshall providehis burntofferingand his peaceofferings,and he shall worshipat the thresholdof the gateand then goout; but the gateshall not be shutuntilthe evening.
