³ Then all the assembly cut a covenant with the king in the house of God. And ^[a]Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, ^(A)as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David. ⁴ This is the thing which you shall do: one-third of you, of the priests and Levites ^(B)who come in on the sabbath, shall be gatekeepers at the thresholds, ⁵ and one-third shall be at the king’s house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Yahweh.