2 CHRONICLES 23:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.”
The guard takes position — 'And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Every man took his men, those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions of the priests and the Levites' (וַיַּעֲמְדוּ כָּל־הַלְּוִיִּם וְכָל־יְהוּדָה אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוֹיָדָע). The forces take position (עמד, stand) according to Jehoiada's command, with full complement from both duty shifts. The redundant reference to 'not dismissing the divisions' emphasizes the maintenance of normal temple function as cover for the coup. The positioning is strategic — Levites and Judahites form a protective cordon around the king.
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