He commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Shabbat, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
2 Kings 11:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The two companies of you, even all who go forth on the Shabbat, shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And two divisions of all you who should go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord to [protect] the king. American Standard Version (1901) And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king. Common English Bible You who are in the first two groups that usually go off duty on the Sabbath should also guard the LORD’s temple to protect the king. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, let two parts of you, all who depart on the Sabbath, keep watch over the house of the Lord concerning the king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But let two parts of you, all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king. |
He commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Shabbat, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
You shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain: and be you with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the Kohanim, and those who minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of the LORD.