2 Kings 11:7

2 Kings 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord for the king.

Context of 2 Kings 11:7

5Jehoiada said to the officers, ‘This is what you must do: The men who come to work on the Sabbath day must make three groups. One group will keep the palace safe. 6Another group must stand at the Sur Gate. The third group must stand at the gate behind the special guards. The two groups of soldiers who would not come to work on the Sabbath day must do this: They must be guards at the Lord's temple. They must keep the new king safe. 8You must stand around the king. Each man must hold his weapon in his hand. If anyone comes near to you, you must kill them. You must stay near to the king everywhere that he goes.’ 9The officers of the army groups did what Jehoiada the priest told them to do. Each officer brought his group of men to Jehoiada. That included the men who worked on the Sabbath and those who did not.

2 Kings 11:7 word by word

וּשְׁתֵּ֤י הַיָּדוֹת֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל יֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וְשָֽׁמְר֛וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• partsיָדyâd · hand: timesH3027
• of all you that go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• on the sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• even they shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the watchמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• aboutאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:7

• 2 Kings 11:5Jehoiada said to the officers, ‘This is what you must do: The men who come to work on the Sabbath day must make three groups. One group will keep the palace safe.
• 2 Chronicles 23:6Only the priests and the Levites who have work there on that day may go into the Lord's temple. They may go in because they have made themselves clean to serve God. All the other people must do the jobs that the Lord has given to them.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 Five divisions of the guard under their five captains are distinguished here. Three of the five divisions “enter in” on the Sabbath; the other two “go forth” on the Sabbath 2 Kings 11:7. By the former phrase seems to be meant the mounting guard at the royal palace (the “king‘s house,” where Athaliah then was); by the latter the serving of escort to the sovereign beyond the palace bounds. Jehoiada orders that of those whose business it would be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8Jehoiada organized the royal guard into specific groups. Some protected the young king. Others took positions at the palace, the Sur Gate (also called the Foundation Gate, 2 Chronicles 23:5), and behind the palace guard. Additional guards stood watch at the Lord’s temple. Every effort was made to secure the king and the anointing site.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:7

• Armies
• Church and State
• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Levites
• Loyalty
• Orphan
• Usurpation
• Watchman
• Women
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Testimony
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)
• Obed
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites
• Temple
• Watch

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings