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;”

"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 11:5
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What does 2 Kings 11:5 mean?

2 Kings 11:5 (KJV) states, "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." In order to understand the broader significance and context of this verse, it…

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Guardians of the King’s House: A Call to Faithfulness

In 2 Kings 11:5, we read a compelling verse: "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." This passage from the era of the divided kingdoms of Israel…

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A Prayer of Vigilance and Stewardship for God’s Kingdom

O Lord our God, in the stillness of this moment, we come before Thee, drawing inspiration from the profound words of 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…

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2 Kings 15:11 - "And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
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1 Kings 5:2 - "And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,"
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2 Kings 7:11 - "And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within."
2 Kings 19:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."
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2 Kings 24:5 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
Joshua 11:5 - "And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel."
2 Kings 2:11 – "As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared."
2 Kings 11:21 - "Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign."
2 Kings 24:11 - "And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it."
2 Kings 19:11 - "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?"
2 Kings 4:11 - "And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there."
Joshua 11:2 - "And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,"
2 Kings 11:20 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house."
2 Kings 3:5 - "But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel."
2 Kings 11:11 - "And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple."
2 Chronicles 11:5 - "¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah."
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2 Kings 21:5 - "And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."