2 Chronicles 23:2-4
King James Version
2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.
4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
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2 Chronicles 23:2-4
New King James Version
2 And 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.
3 Then 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. 4 This 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
English Standard Version
2 And 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. 3 And 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. 4 This 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 23:3 Hebrew he
2 Chronicles 23:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 And 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. 3 Then 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. 4 This 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,
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- 2 Chronicles 23:3 Lit he
2 Chronicles 23:2-4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 They made a circuit throughout Judah. They gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the family heads of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 Then the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s temple. Jehoiada said to them, ‘Here is the king’s son! He will reign, just as the Lord promised(A) concerning David’s sons. 4 This is what you are to do: a third of you, priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath,(B) are to be gatekeepers.
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