Parallel Verses
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;
New American Standard Bible
He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do:
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
International Standard Version
He ordered them:
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;
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,
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.
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,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Determine royal succession
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The boy king who was hid
Conspiracy » Instances of » Of jehoiada
Fatherless » Exemplified » Joash
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Joash or jehoash
the Levites » Services of » Guarded king's person and house in times of danger
Loyalty » Instances of » Jehoiada
Palaces » Of kings » Were strictly guarded
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jehoiada
Women » Instances of » Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 11:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Athaliah Overthrown
4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds with the captains and them of the guard, and took them into him into the house of the LORD, and made a bond with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son. 5 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; 6 and another third part shall be at the gate Sur; and another third part shall be at the gate behind the guard chamber, and so shall ye keep the watch of the house of Massah;
Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:25
And their brethren that were in the country came in their weeks as their course came about with them.
1 Kings 10:5
and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his servitors and their apparel, and his butlers and his sacrifice that he offered in the house of the LORD, she was astonished.
2 Kings 11:19
and took the rulers over hundreds and the captains and the guard and all the people of the land. And they brought the king from the house of the LORD and went the way of the gate of the guard of the king's house. And he sat him down on the seat of the kings.
2 Kings 16:18
And thereto the pulpit for the Sabbath that they had made in the house, and the king's entry without turned he to the house of the LORD, for fear of the king of Assyria.
1 Chronicles 23:3-6
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years and above, and the tale of them in men, poll by poll, was thirty eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:32
And that they should wait on the tabernacle of witness and on the holy place, and on the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 24:3-6
And David ordered them on this manner: Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar to be in office by course.
Jeremiah 26:10
And when all the people were gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, the princes of Judah heard of this rumor, and they came soon out of the king's Palace into the house of the LORD, and sat them down before the new door of the LORD.
Ezekiel 44:2-3
Then said the LORD unto me, "This door shall be still shut, and not opened for any man to go through it, but only for the LORD God of Israel: Yea he shall go through it, else shall it be shut still.
Ezekiel 46:2-3
Then shall the prince come under the door porch, and stand still without by the door check. So the priests shall offer up his burnt and health offerings. And he shall worship at the door post, and go his way forth again: but the door shall no more be shut till the evening.
Luke 1:8-9
And it came to pass, as he executed the priest's office before God as his course came,