2 Kings 11:6

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another third should be at the Gate of Sur, and the last third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns standing guard over the temple.'

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  • 1 Chr 26:13-19 : 13 They cast lots, young and old alike, for their families, for each gate. 14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah, his son—a wise counselor—and his lot came out for the north gate. 15 The lot for the south gate fell to Obed-Edom, and the responsibility for the storehouses went to his sons. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah fell the west gate, along with the Shallecheth Gate at the ascending road. Guard was set up opposite guard. 17 On the east side, there were six Levites; on the north side, four per day; on the south side, four per day; and at the storerooms, two by two. 18 For the Parbar to the west, there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar itself. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, from the Korahite sons and the sons of Merari.
  • 2 Chr 23:4-5 : 4 This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers. 5 A third of you shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation, while all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:7-8
    2 verses
    86%

    7The two divisions among you who are off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the temple of the LORD for the king.

    8Surround the king on every side, each of you with your weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks must be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes, whether he leaves or enters.

  • 2 Kgs 11:5
    84%

    5He gave them instructions, saying, 'This is what you must do: A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace—

  • 2 Chr 23:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

    5A third of you shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation, while all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

    6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

  • Neh 7:3
    79%

    3I said to them, 'The gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun is hot. While the guards are still standing watch, let the gates be shut and secured. Also appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post and near his own house.'

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    74%

    12These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • Ezek 40:10
    73%

    10There were three guardrooms on either side of the east-facing gateway, all of them were of equal dimension. The pilasters on either side also measured the same.

  • 2 Kgs 11:11
    73%

    11The guards stood with their weapons in hand, from the south side of the temple to the north side, by the altar and around the king.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    73%

    11The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported inside the palace.

  • 1 Chr 9:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations.

    24The gatekeepers were positioned on all four sides: east, west, north, and south.

  • Neh 3:6
    72%

    6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They laid its beams, set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    71%

    11Whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and then they would return them to the guardroom.

  • Isa 22:10
    71%

    10You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall.

  • Isa 21:6
    71%

    6For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

  • Neh 3:29
    71%

    29After them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. After him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    71%

    19He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter.

  • Neh 13:19
    70%

    19When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and directed that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    70%

    18The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

  • Jer 17:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19This is what the LORD said to me: 'Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also at all the gates of Jerusalem.'

    20Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

  • Neh 12:39
    70%

    39and above the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

  • Neh 4:16
    70%

    16At that time, I also said to the people, 'Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can be our guard by night and work by day.'

  • Amos 6:11
    70%

    11For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.

  • Isa 28:6
    70%

    6He will also be a spirit of justice for those who sit in judgment and a source of strength for those who turn back the battle at the gate.

  • Isa 62:6
    70%

    6Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,

  • Ezek 46:3
    70%

    3The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of the same gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.

  • Ezek 46:1
    69%

    1This is what the Lord God says: The gate of the inner courtyard that faces east will remain closed during the six working days. But on the Sabbath day and the day of the new moon, it will be opened.

  • Neh 11:19
    69%

    19The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who guarded the gates, numbering 172.

  • 1 Chr 9:26-27
    2 verses
    69%

    26For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness.

    27They spent the night around the house of God because they were responsible for its guard and for opening it each morning.

  • Neh 6:10
    69%

    10I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, "Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, for they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you."

  • Ezek 40:45
    69%

    45Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'

  • 1 Kgs 14:28
    69%

    28Whenever the king went to the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and afterward, they would return them to the guardroom.

  • Ezek 44:2
    69%

    2And the LORD said to me, 'This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one may enter through it, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore, it shall remain shut.'

  • Jer 52:24
    69%

    24Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the deputy priest, and the three doorkeepers.

  • Neh 12:25
    69%

    25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.

  • 1 Chr 9:18
    68%

    18Up to now, these gatekeepers have been stationed at the King’s Gate on the east. They belonged to the divisions of the Levites.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
    2 verses
    68%

    5Let it be given to the hands of the workmen who are appointed over the house of the LORD, and they shall use it to pay the workers engaged in the repairs of the house—

    6the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.

  • 1 Kgs 6:8
    68%

    8The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the south side of the house, with stairs going up to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.

  • 1 Chr 26:18
    68%

    18For the Parbar to the west, there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar itself.

  • Ezek 41:6
    68%

    6The side rooms were arranged one above the other in three stories, with thirty chambers per story. They were supported by wall offsets in the temple, so that they were not fastened into the wall of the temple itself.

  • Nah 2:5
    68%

    5The chariots race wildly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the squares. Their appearance is like torches, and they dart about like lightning.

  • Neh 3:26
    68%

    26The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.

  • Ezek 40:48
    68%

    48Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the pilasters of the porch; they were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. The width of the entrance was three cubits on each side.

  • Ezek 41:17
    68%

    17From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.