2 Kings 11:6
◄  2 Kings 11:6  ►
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

the gate of Sur

1 Chronicles 26:13-19 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate...

2 Chronicles 23:4, 5 This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites...

that it be not broken down.or, from breaking up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
A third are to be at the Sur gate and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns providing protection for the palace."

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
(one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

International Standard Version (©2012)
with a third of you at the Sur gate, and a third at the gate behind the guards. Keep watch over the palace and defend it.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

American King James Version
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

American Standard Version
And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the couriers; and ye shall keep the watch of the house for a defence.

English Revised Version
And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

Webster's Bible Translation
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

World English Bible
A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

Young's Literal Translation
and the third is at the gate of Sur, and the third at the gate behind the runners, and ye have kept the charge of the house pulled down;

2 Kings 11:5 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;


2 Kings 11:7 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.
2 Kings 11:19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

A third are to be at the Sur gate and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns providing protection for the palace. —HCSB

(one third also [shall be] at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense. —NASB

And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. —KJV


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2 Kings Chapter 11 Verse 6

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