Verse 6

2 Chronicles 23:6

King James Version

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6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אַל יָב֣וֹא בֵית יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י אִם הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְ/הַ/מְשָׁרְתִ֣ים לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם הֵ֥מָּה יָבֹ֖אוּ כִּי קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑מָּה וְ/כָל הָ/עָ֔ם יִשְׁמְר֖וּ מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and the Levite ministers; they shall come in, for they are holy. And all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah th... Focus ↗

2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief... Focus ↗

3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God (Elohim). And he said unt... Focus ↗

4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and... Focus ↗

5 And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and a... Focus ↗

6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levite...

7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whos... Focus ↗

8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and... Focus ↗

9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields... Focus ↗

10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the templ... Focus ↗

11 Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and ma... Focus ↗

12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the peopl... Focus ↗

13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and th... Focus ↗

14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said... Focus ↗

15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s hou... Focus ↗

16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that the... Focus ↗

17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his image... Focus ↗

18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites,... Focus ↗

19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thi... Focus ↗

20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the p... Focus ↗

21 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 23 (21 verses)
Version: King James Version

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