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 ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
2 Kings 11:6 in other translations
| BSB | 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— |
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| WEB | a third of you shall be at the gate Sur; and a third of you at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | ... |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Kings 11:6 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 11:1-12
Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A…
2 Kings 11:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 11:6
- 2 Chronicles 23:4-5
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; 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.
- 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. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. …
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1Ch 26:13-19; 2Ch 23:4,5
that it be not broken down. or, from breaking up.
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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;
- 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 ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
- 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 11:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la otra tercera parte estará á la puerta del sur, y la otra tercera parte á la puerta del postigo de los de la guardia: así guardaréis la casa, para que no sea allanada. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et un tiers sera à la porte de Sur; et un tiers sera à la porte qui est derrière les coureurs; et vous veillerez à la garde de la maison, pour tenir à distance tout étranger. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und ein Drittel soll am Tore Sur, und ein Drittel am Tore hinter den Läufern sein; und ihr sollt der Hut des Hauses warten zur Abwehr. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | tertia pars vestrum introëat sabbato, et observet excubias domus regis. Tertia autem pars sit ad portam Sur, et tertia pars sit ad portam quæ est post habitaculum scutariorum: et custodietis excubias domus Messa. |