2 Kings 11:7 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 11:7

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.

KJV

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ASV

And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

WEB

the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.

YLT

and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath--they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,

DBT

And the two parts of you, all those that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

About this book

Old Testament

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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2 Kings 11:5
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;
2 Chronicles 23:6
But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 9:25
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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), for good order contributes very much to the expediting and accomplishing of any great enterprise. Let every man know, and keep, and make good, his post, and then the work will be done quickly. When the guards were fixed, then the king was brought forth,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H493178× in canon H7676110× in canon

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