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6 A third are to be at the Foundation Gate and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns providing protection for the palace. 7 “Your two divisions that go off duty on the Sabbath are to provide the king protection at the LORD’s temple. 8 Completely surround the king with weapons in hand. Anyone who approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king in all his daily tasks.” 9 So the commanders of hundreds did everything the priest Jehoiada commanded. They each brought their men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to the priest Jehoiada. 2 Kings 11:6-9, Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers.
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