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2 Kings 11:5

And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, athose who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king’s house

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2 Kings 11:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

He commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath—a third of you guarding the royal palace,

2 Kings 11:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Kings 11:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jehoiada told them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself.

2 Kings 11:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do: One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king’s house,

2 Kings 11:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

He commanded them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the king’s palace.

2 Kings 11:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

2 Kings 11:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he commanded them saying, This is the thing which ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

2 Kings 11:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He ordered them, “This is what you must do: One third of you, those who are on duty on the day of rest—a holy day, must guard the royal palace.

2 Kings 11:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: a third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

2 Kings 11:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He commanded them, “This is what you are to do: one-third of you, those who go off duty on the sabbath and guard the king’s house

2 Kings 11:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you must do: one third of you who go off duty on the Sabbath, the keepers of the guard in the house of the king,

2 Kings 11:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He gave them a command. He said, “Here’s what you must do. There are five companies of you. Some of you are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath day. A third of you must guard the royal palace.

2 Kings 11:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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