2 Kings 11:5

He commanded them, saying, “This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

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WEBBE

He commanded them, saying, “This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

BSB

and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,

KJV

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

ASV

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

BBE

And he gave them orders, saying, This is what you are to do: the third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the king's house,

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וַיְצַוֵּם vay·tza·vem and he commanded them H6680 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 זֶה zeh this H2088 הַדָּבָר ha·da·var [is] the thing H1697 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 תַּעֲשׂוּן ta·'a·sun you will do H6213 הַשְּׁלִשִׁית ha·she·li·shit the third [part] H7992 מִכֶּם mi·kem of (the) you H9036 בָּאֵי ba·'ei [who] come H935 הַשַּׁבָּת ha·sha·bat (of) the sabbath H7676 וְשֹׁמְרֵי ve·sho·me·rei and [who] keep H8104 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret [the] watch of H4931 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A child indeed, but he had a good guardian, and, what was better, a good God to go to With such joy and satisfaction must the kingdom of Christ be welcomed into our hearts, when his throne is set up there, and Satan the usurper is cast out. Say, Let the King, even Jesus, live, for ever live and reign in my soul, and in all the world.

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