Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

He commanded them, saying, "This [is] the thing which you must do: one third of you {who go off duty on the Sabbath}, the keepers of the guard in the house of the king,

New American Standard Bible

He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, who come in on the sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house

King James Version

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;

Holman Bible

and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: a third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

A Conservative Version

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

American Standard Version

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;

Amplified

He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: a third of you who come in [reporting for duty] on the Sabbath shall keep watch over the king’s house

Bible in Basic English

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,

Darby Translation

And he commanded them saying, This is the thing which 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;

Julia Smith Translation

And he will command them saying, This the word which ye shall do: The third of you coming in the Sabbath and watching the: watches of the king's house;

King James 2000

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch over the king's house;

Modern King James verseion

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do. A third part of you who enter in on the sabbath shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he commanded them, saying, "This is that ye must do: one third part of you shall come on the Sabbath day and keep the watch of the king's house;

NET Bible

He ordered them, "This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

New Heart English Bible

He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

The Emphasized Bible

and commanded them, saying - This, is the thing which ye must do, - A third part of you, will be coming in on the sabbath, and keeping the watch of the house of the king;

Webster

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;

World English Bible

He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

Youngs Literal Translation

and commandeth them, saying, 'This is the thing that ye do; The third of you are going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he commanded
צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

This is the thing
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

שׁלישׁי 
Sh@liyshiy 
Usage: 108

of you that enter in

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

on the sabbath
שׁבּת 
Shabbath 
Usage: 111

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

of the watch
משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

of the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Athaliah Overthrown

4 But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and took the commanders of the hundreds of the Carites and the runners, and he brought them to himself to the temple of Yahweh. Then he {made} a covenant with them and made them swear in the house of Yahweh and showed them the son of the king. 5 He commanded them, saying, "This [is] the thing which you must do: one third of you {who go off duty on the Sabbath}, the keepers of the guard in the house of the king, 6 and another third at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the runners, shall guard the post of the palace alternately.



Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:25

And their brethren in their villages [were] to come [every] seven days {by turn} [to be] with these.

1 Kings 10:5

the food of his table, the seat of his servants, the {manner} of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered in the house of Yahweh, {she was breathless}.

2 Kings 11:19

He took the commanders of the hundreds and the Carites and the runners and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the temple of Yahweh. And they marched by the way of the runner's gate [to] the palace of the king, and he sat on the throne of the kings.

2 Kings 16:18

The covering for the Sabbath which they had built in the palace and in the entrance of the king to the outside, he removed [from] the temple of Yahweh because of the presence of the king of Assyria.

1 Chronicles 23:3-6

And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men [was] thirty-eight thousand.

1 Chronicles 23:32

And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly, the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 24:3-6

And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their appointments for their service.

Jeremiah 26:10

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the house of the king [to] the temple of Yahweh, and they sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Yahweh's [temple].

Ezekiel 44:2-3

And Yahweh said to me, "This gate will be shut. It shall not be opened, and {no one} will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered it, and it will be shut.

Ezekiel 46:2-3

And the prince shall come [by] way of the portico of the gate from [the] outside, and he shall stand at the doorframe of the gate and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings, and he shall bow down at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be closed until the evening.

Luke 1:8-9

And it happened that [while] he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

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