2 Kings 11:5-7

The Voice

Jehoiada: ⁵ This is what we will do: I am commanding it. On the Sabbath when you are on duty, I want a third of you men to guard the palace, ⁶ another third to stand guard at the gate of Sur, and the remaining third to stand guard at the gate that is directly behind the soldiers. The first third must be unfaltering in watching the palace. ⁷ The other two-thirds, who normally go off duty on the Sabbath, must also be alert and keep a close watch over the Eternal’s temple for the sake of the king.