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In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds--of the bodyguards and the 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 .
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Then he commanded them ,
saying , "
This is what you shall do :
One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king '
s house ,
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one-third shall be at the gate of Sur ,
and one-third at the gate behind the escorts .
You shall keep the watch of the house ,
lest it be broken down .
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The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD for the king .
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But you shall surround the king on all sides ,
every man with his weapons in his hand ;
and whoever comes within range ,
let him be put to death .
You are to be with the king as he goes out and as he comes in ."
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So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded .
Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath ,
with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath ,
and came to Jehoiada the priest .
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And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David ,
that were in the temple of the LORD .
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Then the escorts stood ,
every man with his weapons in his hand ,
all around the king ,
from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple ,
by the altar and the house .
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And he brought out the king '
s son ,
put the crown on him ,
and gave him the Testimony ;
they made him king and anointed him ,
and they clapped their hands and said , "
Long live the king !"