And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada[a] said to them, “Behold, the king's son! Let him reign, (A)as the Lord spoke concerning the sons of David. This is the thing that you shall do: (B)of you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers, and one third shall be at the king's house and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 23:3 Hebrew he

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