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2 Kings 11:3-5
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2 Kings 11:3-5
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3 Then Joash and Jehosheba hid in the Lord’s Temple. Joash hid there for six years. During that time Athaliah ruled over the land of Judah.
4 In the seventh year Jehoiada the high priest sent for the captains of the Carites[a] and guards.[b] He brought them together in the Lord’s Temple and made an agreement with them. There in the Temple of the Lord he forced them to make a promise. Then he showed the king’s son to them.
5 Then Jehoiada gave them a command. He said, “This is what you must do. One-third of you, from those who go on duty on the Sabbath day, must stand guard at the royal palace.
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- 2 Kings 11:4 Carites Or “Kerethites,” special soldiers hired to serve the king.
- 2 Kings 11:4 guards Literally, “runners” or “messengers.”
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