2 Kings 11:5-9

English Standard Version

⁵ And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, ^(A)those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house ⁶ (^(B)another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace.^{[a] 7} And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king, ⁸ shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king ^(C)when he goes out and when he comes in.”

⁹ The captains did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.