Parallel Verses

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 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;

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.

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 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 In the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and the royal bodyguard. He met with them in the Lord's temple. He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath of allegiance in the Lord's temple. Then he showed them the king's son. 5 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. 6 Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace.



Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:25

Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

1 Kings 10:5

the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord's temple, she was amazed.

2 Kings 11:19

He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of land, and together they led the king down from the Lord's temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king sat down on the royal throne.

2 Kings 16:18

He also removed the Sabbath awning that had been built in the temple and the king's outer entranceway, on account of the king of Assyria.

1 Chronicles 23:3-6

The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

1 Chronicles 23:32

They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord's temple.

1 Chronicles 24:3-6

David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

Jeremiah 26:10

However, some of the officials of Judah heard about what was happening and they rushed up to the Lord's temple from the royal palace. They set up court at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord's temple.

Ezekiel 44:2-3

The Lord said to me: "This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

Ezekiel 46:2-3

The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.

Luke 1:8-9

Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

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