2 Kings 11:6
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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.a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—
In other translations
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.a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—
Hebrew words
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתvehashelishitand the third [part]H7992בְּשַׁעַרbesha'ar[will be] at [the] gate ofH8179סוּרsurSurH5495וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתvehashelishitand the third [part]H7992בַּשַּׁעַרbasha'ar[will be] at the gateH8179אַחַר'acharbehindH310הָרָצִיםharatzimthe runnersH7323וּשְׁמַרְתֶּםushemartemand you will keepH8104אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret[the] watch ofH4931הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004מַסָּח׃masachby turnsH4535
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Related verses
- 1 Chronicles 26:13-1913 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.13 They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike. 14 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. 15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons. 16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.
- 2 Chronicles 23:4-54 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; 5 And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.4 This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors, 5 a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
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People and places
Places: Sur