'Guarding' in the Bible

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And there were shepherds in the same region, living out of doors and keeping watch, guarding over their flock by night.

And the men who were guarding him began to mock him [while] they beat [him],

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

And when we entered into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to take me into custody,