2 Kings 11:7
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But let two parts of you all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.

parts.

2 Kings 11:5 And he commanded them, saying: This is the thing that you must do.

2 Chronicles 23:6 And let no one come into the house of the Lord, but the priests, and they that minister of the Levites: let them only come in, because they are sanctified: and let all the rest of the people keep the watches of the Lord.

Context
Joash Anointed King in Judah
6Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king's house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur; and let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers; and you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa. 7But let two parts of you all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.8And you shall compass him round about, having weapons in your hands: and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple, let him be slain: and you shall be with the king, coming in and going out.…
Cross References
2 Kings 11:6
Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king's house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur; and let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers; and you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa.

2 Kings 11:8
And you shall compass him round about, having weapons in your hands: and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple, let him be slain: and you shall be with the king, coming in and going out.

1 Chronicles 9:25
And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.

Lexicon
the two
וּשְׁתֵּ֤י (ū·šə·tê)
Conjunctive waw | Number - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

divisions
הַיָּדוֹת֙ (hay·yā·ḏō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

that would go off duty
יֹצְאֵ֣י (yō·ṣə·’ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

on the Sabbath
הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת (haš·šab·bāṯ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath

are to guard
וְשָֽׁמְר֛וּ (wə·šā·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

for
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the king.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king


Additional Translations
the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

And there shall be two parties among you, even every one that goes out on the Sabbath, and they shall keep the guard of the Lord's house before the king.

And the two parts of you, all those that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Yahweh around the king.

and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath -- they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,
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