2 Kings 11:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 11:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 11:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 11:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of Yahweh’s house around the king.”
2 Kings 11:7 — World English Bible
2 Kings 11:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 11:7 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath--they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,”
2 Kings 11:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 11:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
2 Kings 11:7 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 11:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And two parts of you, that is, all that goe out on the Sabbath day, shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lord about the King.”
2 Kings 11:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 11:7 in Context — 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;
6 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.
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.
8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
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What Does 2 Kings 11:7 Mean?
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