2 Kings 11:7
“And two parts of all you, that goe foorth on the Sabbath, euen they shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lord about the King.”
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2 Kings 11:7 Context
5And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that yee shall doe; A third part of you that enter in on the Sabbath, shall euen be keepers of the watch of the kings house: 6And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third part at the gate behinde the guard: so shall yee keepe the watch of the house, that it be not broken downe. 7And two parts of all you, that goe foorth on the Sabbath, euen they shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lord about the King. 8And yee shall compasse the King round about, euery man with his weapons in his hand: and he that commeth within the ranges, let him bee slaine: and be yee with the king, as hee goeth out, and as he commeth in. 9And the captaines ouer the hundreds did according to all things that Iehoiada the Priest commanded: and they tooke euery man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with them that should goe out on the Sabbath, and came to Iehoiada the Priest.
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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.
- King James Version
"Two parts of you, {even} all who go out on the sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the LORD for the king.
- New American Standard Version (1995)