And he commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: (A)a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house (a third also shall be at the gate Sur, and a third at the gate behind the [a]guards), [b]shall keep watch over the house [c]for defense. And two parts of you, all who go out on the Sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the Lord for the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:6 Lit runners
  2. 2 Kings 11:6 Lit and shall
  3. 2 Kings 11:6 Or possibly in shifts

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