2 Kings 11:5
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;
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. When Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, sees her son is dead, she kills all the royal family and seizes the Judean throne; the infant Joash is hidden in the temple by his aunt Jehosheba for six years. The priest Jehoiada rallies the …
Other Translations
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;
and commandeth them, saying, `This <FI>is<Fi> the thing that ye do; The third of you <FI>are<Fi> going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,
And he gave them orders, saying, This is what you are to do: the third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the king's house,
Cross References
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And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, …
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to …
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, …
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man …
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple …
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths …