ASV
KJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;
ESV
5. And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house
ERVEN
5. Then Jehoiada gave them a command. He said, "This is what you must do. Onethird of you, from those who go on duty on the Sabbath day, must stand guard at the royal palace.
NLT
5. Jehoiada told them, "This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself.
WEB
5. He commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
NET
5. He ordered them, "This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.
NLV
5. He told them, "This is what you must do. One third of you who come in on the Day of Rest must keep watch over the king's house.
HCSB
5. and commanded them, "This is what you are to do: one third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king's palace.
YLT
5. and commandeth them, saying, `This [is] the thing that ye do; The third of you [are] going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,
LITV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do. A third of you shall go in on the sabbath for keepers of the watch of the king's house.
RV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king-s house;
NCV
5. He commanded them, "This is what you must do. A third of you who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the king's palace.
MKJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do. A third part of you who enter in on the sabbath shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house.
AKJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
LXXEN
5. And charged them, saying, This is the [Gr. word] thing which ye shall do.
KJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;
AMP
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing you shall do: a third of you who come in on the Sabbath shall keep watch of the king's house,
KJVP
5. And he commanded H6680 them , saying H559 L-VQFC , This H2088 DPRO [ is ] the thing H1697 D-NMS that H834 RPRO ye shall do H6213 ; A third part H7992 of H4480 M-PPRO-2MS you that enter H935 in on the sabbath H7676 shall even be keepers H8104 of the watch H4931 of the king H4428 \'s house H1004 CMS ;
YLT
5. and commandeth them, saying, `This [is] the thing that ye do; The third of you [are] going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,
ASV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the kings house;
WEB
5. He commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
NASB
5. He gave them these orders: "This is what you must do: the third of you who come on duty on the sabbath shall guard the king's palace;
ESV
5. And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house
RV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king-s house;
RSV
5. And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the sabbath and guard the king's house
NKJV
5. 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,
MKJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do. A third part of you who enter in on the sabbath shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house.
AKJV
5. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
NRSV
5. He commanded them, "This is what you are to do: one-third of you, those who go off duty on the sabbath and guard the king's house
NIV
5. He commanded them, saying, "This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath--a third of you guarding the royal palace,
NIRV
5. He gave them a command. He said, "Here's what you must do. There are five companies of you. Some of you are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath day. A third of you must guard the royal palace.
NLT
5. Jehoiada told them, "This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself.
MSG
5. Then he commanded them, "These are your instructions: Those of you who come on duty on the Sabbath and guard the palace, and those of you who go off duty on the Sabbath and guard The Temple of GOD, are to join forces at the time of the changing of the guard and form a ring around the young king, weapons at the ready. Kill anyone who tries to break through your ranks. Your job is to stay with the king at all times and places, coming and going."
GNB
5. and gave them the following orders: "When you come on duty on the Sabbath, one third of you are to guard the palace;
NET
5. He ordered them, "This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace.
ERVEN
5. Then Jehoiada gave them a command. He said, "This is what you must do. Onethird of you, from those who go on duty on the Sabbath day, must stand guard at the royal palace.