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1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and he will take chiefs of hundreds to Azariah son of Jeroham, and to Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and to Azariah son of Obed, and with Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and with Elishaphat son of Zichri, with him in covenant. 2 And they will go about in Judah and gather the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers to Israel, and they will come to Jerusalem. 3 And all the convocation will cut out a covenant in the house of God with the king. And he will say to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah spake concerning the sons of David. 4 This the word which ye shall do; the third of you coming in the Sabbath to the priests and to the Levites, to the gates of the thresholds; 5 And the third in the king's house; and the third in the gate of the foundation: and all the people in the enclosures of the house of Jehovah. 6 And they shall not come into the house of Jehovah except the priests and those serving to the Levites; they shall come in for they are holy: and all the people shall watch the watches of Jehovah. 7 And the Levites surrounded the king round about, a man and his utensil in his hand; and he coming to the house shall be put to death: and be ye with the king in his coming in, and in his going out. 2 Chronicles 23:1-7, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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