2 Chronicles 23:5 “a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Ga…”

2 Chronicles 23:5

a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

World English Bible

A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of the LORD’s house.

American Standard Version

and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

And another third part towarde the Kings house, and another thirde part at the gate of the foundation, and al the people shalbe in the courts of the house of the Lord.

Darby Translation

and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

and the third [are] at the house of the king, and the third at the gate of the foundation, and all the people [are] in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And a third are to be stationed at the king's house; and a third at the doorway of the horses: while all the people are waiting in the open spaces round the house of the Lord.

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Cross references

“the king's house”

2 Kings 11:5 2 Kings 11:6 Ezekiel 44:2 Ezekiel 44:3 Ezekiel 46:2 Ezekiel 46:3

2 Kings 11:5 · BSB

and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,

2 Kings 11:6 · BSB

a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—

Ezekiel 44:2 · BSB

And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

Ezekiel 44:3 · BSB

Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”

Ezekiel 46:2 · BSB

The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the g…

Ezekiel 46:3 · BSB

On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are also to bow in worship before the LORD at the entrance to that gateway.

“the gate”

Acts 3:2

Acts 3:2 · BSB

And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,

6No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.

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