2 Chronicles 23:4-10 You must do this: One third of you, the priests and Levites who are on duty on the day of worship, must guard the gates.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ You must do this: One third of you, the priests and Levites who are on duty on the day of worship, must guard the gates. ⁵ Another third must be at the royal palace. And another third must be at Foundation Gate. All the people must be in the courtyards of Jehovah’s Temple. ⁶ Only the priests and Levites who are on duty should come into Jehovah’s Temple. They may enter because they are holy. The other people should follow Jehovah’s regulations. ⁷ The Levites should surround the king. Each man should have his weapon in his hand. Kill anyone who tries to come into the Temple. Stay with the king wherever he goes. ⁸ The Levites and all the Judeans did what the priest Jehoiada had ordered them. Each took his men who were coming on duty on the day of worship as well as those who were about to go off duty. Jehoiada did not dismiss the priestly divisions. ⁹ Jehoiada gave the commanders the spears and the small and large shields. They once belonged to King David but were now in God’s Temple. ¹⁰ The troops stood with their weapons drawn. They were stationed around the king, the altar and the Temple. They were located from the south side to the north side of the Temple.