2 Kings 11:6 - English Standard Version 2016 (another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A third shall be at the gate Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep watch of the palace [from three places] and be a barrier. American Standard Version (1901) and a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. Common English Bible a second third will be at the Sur Gate, and the final third will be at the gate behind the guards. You will take turns guarding the temple. Catholic Public Domain Version Let one third part of you enter on the Sabbath, and keep watch on the house of the king. And let one third part be at the gate of Sur. And let one third part be at the gate behind the dwelling place of the shield bearers. And you shall keep the watch on the house of Mesha. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king's house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur. And let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers. And you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa. |
And he took the captains, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the gate of the guards to the king’s house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings.
And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king’s house
And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king,