2 Chronicles 23:2-4

New King James Version

²And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the ^(A)chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

³Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord has ^(B)said of the sons of David. ⁴This is what you shall do: One-third of you ^(C)entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors;

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2 Chronicles 23:2-4

New International Version

²They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites^(A) and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem, ³the whole assembly made a covenant^(B) with the king at the temple of God.

Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.^(C) ⁴Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors,

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2 Chronicles 23:2-4

English Standard Version

²And they went about through ^(A)Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. ³And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada^[a] said to them, “Behold, the king's son! Let him reign, ^(B)as the Lord spoke concerning the sons of David. ⁴This is the thing that you shall do: ^(C)of you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers,

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2 Chronicles 23:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers’ households of ^(A)Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. ³Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And ^[a]Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, ^(B)as the Lord has spoken concerning the sons of David. ⁴This is the thing which you shall do: a third of you, of the priests and Levites ^(C)who come in on the Sabbath, shall be gatekeepers,