Then Jehoiada gave them a command. He said, “This is the thing you must do. One-third of you must come in at the start of each Sabbath day. You men will protect the king at his house.
1 Chronicles 9:25 - Easy To Read Version The gatekeepers’ relatives that lived in the small towns had to come and help them at certain times. They came and helped the gatekeepers for seven days each time. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their brethren in their villages were to come in every seven days to be with them. American Standard Version (1901) And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: Common English Bible Their relatives came in from their settlements, from time to time, to assist them for a period of seven days. Catholic Public Domain Version Now their brothers were staying in the villages, and they arrived on their Sabbaths, from time to time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And their brethren dwelt in villages; and came upon their sabbath days from time to time. |
Then Jehoiada gave them a command. He said, “This is the thing you must do. One-third of you must come in at the start of each Sabbath day. You men will protect the king at his house.
At the end of each Sabbath day, two-thirds of you will guard the Lord’s temple and protect King Joash.
These were the groups chosen to serve in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [266]} They obeyed Aaron’s rules for serving in the temple. The Lord God of Israel had given those rules to Aaron.
There were four gatekeepers that were the leaders of all the gatekeepers. They were Levite {\cf2\super [95]} men. They had the job of caring for the rooms and treasures in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [96]}
Now, this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and Levites who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the doors.
The Levites and all the people of Judah obeyed all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Jehoiada the priest did not excuse any person from the groups of the priests. So each captain and all his men came in on the Sabbath with those who went out on the Sabbath.