1 And in the seventh year Jehoi´ada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azari´ah the son of Jero´ham, and Ish´ma-el the son of Jeho´hanan, and Azari´ah the son of Obed, and Ma-asei´ah the son of Adai´ah, and Elish´aphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.
4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
5 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.