2 Kings 11:7-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁷ “Your two divisions that go off duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the Lord’s temple. ⁸ You must completely surround the king with weapons in hand. Anyone who approaches the ranks is to be put to death. You must be with the king in all his daily tasks.”^[a](A)

⁹ So the commanders of hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each brought their men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and went to Jehoiada the priest.^(B)