2 Kings 11:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ The unit commanders did everything that Jehoiada the priest ordered. They each took charge of those men reporting for duty on the Sabbath as well as those going off duty on the Sabbath. They came to the priest Jehoiada. ¹⁰ Then the priest gave the unit commanders King David’s spears and shields, which were kept in the Lord’s temple. ¹¹ The guards, each with their weapons drawn, then took up positions near the temple and the altar, stretching from the south side of the temple to the north side to protect the king. Everyone was holding his weapons, surrounding the king.