2 Kings 11:6
4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.
5 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;
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—
- KJV
- And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
- WEB
- a third of you shall be at the gate Sur; and a third of you at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
- ASV
- And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
- DARBY
- and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the couriers; and ye shall keep the watch of the house for a defence.
- BLB
- and a third at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the runners. And you⁺ shall keep the watch of the house pulled down.
- ÅB
- og den annen tredjedel i Surporten og den tredje tredjedel i porten bak drabantene; slik skal dere holde vakt ved huset og avstenge det;
- OTB
- en tredjedel skal være ved Sur-porten, og en tredjedel ved porten bak vaktene. Og dere skal holde vakt over huset for å forsvare det.
- B1930
- og den annen tredjedel i Surporten og den tredje tredjedel i porten bak drabantene; således skal I holde vakt ved huset og avstenge det;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 23:4–5
This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:13–19
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
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