He gave them a command. He said,“ Here’s what you must do. There are five groups of you. Some of you are in the three groups that are going on duty on the Sabbath day. A third of you must guard the royal palace.

吩咐他们说：“你们当这样行：凡安息日进班的三分之一要看守王宫，

吩咐他们说：“你们要这样做：你们当中在安息日值班的，三分之一要把守王宫，

吩咐他们说：“你们要这样做：你们当中在安息日值班的，三分之一要把守王宫，

耶何耶大吩咐他们说：“你们在安息日值班的，三分之一要守卫王宫，

他又吩咐他们说：“你们要这样作：你们在安息日值班的，三分之一要守卫王宫；

吩咐他們說：「你們當這樣行：凡安息日進班的三分之一要看守王宮，

吩咐他們說：「你們要這樣做：你們當中在安息日值班的，三分之一要把守王宮，

吩咐他們說：「你們要這樣做：你們當中在安息日值班的，三分之一要把守王宮，

耶何耶大吩咐他們說：「你們在安息日值班的，三分之一要守衛王宮，

他又吩咐他們說：“你們要這樣作：你們在安息日值班的，三分之一要守衛王宮；

又吩咐他們說：『你們要這樣行：你們中間安息日上班的、三分之一要看守王宮；

命之曰、爾當如是而行、凡安息日入值者、三分之一宜守王宮、

曰、宜聽我言、值安息日、爾眾入此者、當以三分之一、守王子之室、

命之曰、爾所當行者如是、凡爾安息日來入班者、三分之一當守王宮、

He commanded them, saying,“ This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath— a third of you guarding the royal palace,

And he commanded them,“ This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king’s house

Jehoiada told them,“ This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself.

and commanded them,“ This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

And he commanded them, saying,“ This is the thing that you shall do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house

Then he commanded them, saying,“ This is what you shall do: One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king’s house,

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

and commanded them,“ This is what you are to do: a third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

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;

He ordered them,“ This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.

He commanded them, saying,“ This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to help them. They had to share their duties for a week at a time.

The officials of Judah heard what had happened. So they went up from the royal palace to the Lord’ s house. There they took their places at the entrance of the New Gate.

The Levites who were 30 years old or more were counted. The total number of men was 38,000.David said,“ From them, 24,000 will be in charge of the work of the Lord’ s temple. And 6,000 will be officials and judges.Another 4,000 will guard the gates. And 4,000 will praise the Lord with the instruments of music I’ve provided for that purpose.”David separated the Levites into groups. He did it according to the sons of Levi. The sons were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

One day Zechariah’s group was on duty. He was serving as a priest in God’s temple.He happened to be chosen, in the usual way, to go into the temple of the Lord. There he was supposed to burn incense.

So the Levites carried out their duties for the tent of meeting and for the Holy Room. They worked under their relatives who were in the family line of Aaron. They helped them serve at the Lord’ s temple.

The Lord said to me,“ This gate must remain shut. It must not be opened. No one can enter through it. It must remain shut because I have entered through it. I am the God of Israel.The prince is the only one who can sit in the gateway. There he can eat in front of me. He must enter through the porch of the gateway. And he must go out the same way.”

The prince must enter the temple area through the porch of the gateway. He must stand by the gatepost. The priests must sacrifice his burnt offering and friendship offerings. He must bow down in worship at the entrance of the gateway. Then he must leave. But the gate will not be shut until evening.On Sabbath days and during New Moon feasts the people of the land must gather together. They must gather at the entrance of the temple gateway. That is where they must worship me.

He took away the covered area that had been used on the Sabbath day. It had been built at the Lord’ s temple. He removed the royal entrance that was outside the temple. Ahaz did all these things to honor the king of Assyria.

She saw the food on his table. She saw his officials sitting there. She saw the robes of the servants who waited on everyone. She saw his wine tasters. And she saw the burnt offerings Solomon sacrificed at the Lord’ s temple. She could hardly believe everything she had seen.

With the help of Zadok and Ahimelek, David separated the priests into groups. Each group served in its appointed order and time. Zadok belonged to the family line of Eleazar. Ahimelek belonged to the family line of Ithamar.More leaders were found among Eleazar’s family line than among Ithamar’s. So the priests were separated into their groups based on that fact. There were 16 family leaders from Eleazar’s line. There were eight family leaders from Ithamar’s line.The priests were separated into their groups by casting lots. That was the fair way to do it. The priests were officials of the temple and officials of God. They came from the family lines of Eleazar and Ithamar.Shemaiah was a Levite. He was the son of Nethanel. Shemaiah was the writer who recorded the names of the priests. He wrote them down in front of the king and the officials. The officials included Zadok the priest and Ahimelek. Ahimelek was the son of Abiathar. The officials also included the leaders of the families of the priests and the Levites. One family was chosen by lot from Eleazar’s group. Then one was chosen from Ithamar’s group.

Jehoiada took with him the commanders of groups of 100 men. They were the commanders over the Carites and the guards. He also took with him all the people of the land. All of them brought the new king down from the Lord’ s temple. They went into the palace. They entered it by going through the gate of the guards. Then the king sat down on the royal throne.