2 Kings 11:5

Athaliah Overthrown

⁴ In the seventh year Jehoiada the priest sent for the officers in charge of the royal bodyguard and of the palace guards, and told them to come to the Temple. He made them agree under oath to what he planned to do. He showed them King Ahaziah's son Joash ⁵ 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 ⁶ One third are to stand guard at the Sur Gate. The other third are to stand guard at the gate behind the other guards.

Keep Watch

On the Sabbath

Sabbath Day

1 Chronicles 9:25

Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.

1 Kings 10:5

the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, she was overwhelmed.

2 Kings 11:19

Jehoiada the priest, the officers, the royal bodyguard, and the palace guards escorted the king from the Temple to the palace. All the people followed them. Jehoash entered by the Guard Gate and took his place on the royal throne.

2 Kings 16:18

He removed the covered way they built in the Temple court and the king's outer entrance. This was because of the king of Assyria.

1 Chronicles 23:3-6

The Levites thirty years old or older were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

1 Chronicles 23:32

So the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the Temple of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 24:3-6

David, Eleazar's descendant Zadok, and Ithamar's descendant Ahimelech divided Aaron's descendants into groups for service.

Jeremiah 26:10

When the leaders of Judah heard what had happened, they hurried from the royal palace to the Temple and took their places at the New Gate.

Ezekiel 44:2-3

Jehovah said to me: This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because the Lord Jehovah of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut.

Ezekiel 46:2-3

The prince must enter from the outside through the entrance hall of the gateway. He must stand by the doorposts of the gateway. Then the priests must prepare the prince's burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He must worship at the entrance of the gateway and then leave. The gate must not be closed until evening.

Luke 1:8-9

He faithfully executed the priest's duties before God.