a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of Yahweh’s house.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV one-third shall be at the king’s house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. All the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.
- NASB and a third shall be at the king’s house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courtyards of the house of the Lord.
- NLT Another third will go over to the royal palace, and the final third will be at the Foundation Gate. Everyone else should stay in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.
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Quick answer
He stationed the other groups at the palace and the gate, with all the people in the temple courts. Every position was covered to secure the coronation.
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Jehoiada distributed forces to the king's house, the foundation gate, and the temple courts. The thorough deployment guarded against Athaliah's interference. The orderly plan shows prudent leadership exercised in dependence on God.
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- Acts 3:2And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
- Ezek 46:2–3The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.
- Ezek 44:2–3And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
- 2 Kgs 11:5–6and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,
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