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2 Kings 11:3-5
New King James Version
2 Kings 11:3-5
New King James Version
3 So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Joash Crowned King of Judah(A)
4 In (B)the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds—of the bodyguards and the [a]escorts—and brought them into the house of the Lord to him. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son. 5 Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do: One-third of you who [b]come on duty (C)on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king’s house,
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- 2 Kings 11:4 guards
- 2 Kings 11:5 Lit. enter in
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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