7The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Yahweh around the king.


In Context

4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Yahweh; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king's son.

5 He commanded them, saying, |This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

6 A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

7 The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Yahweh around the king.

8 You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. Be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.|

9 The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

2 Kings 11:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:7and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:7And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:7But let two parts of you, all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:7And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:7And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath — they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:7And 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.