2 Kings 11:4-12

Joash Anointed King in Judah

4 ^aBut in the seventh year ^bJehoiada sent and brought the captains of ^cthe Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. And he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king’s son. 5And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, ^dthose who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king’s house 6( ^eanother third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace. ▼

▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

7And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king, 8shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king ^gwhen he goes out and when he comes in.”

9The captains did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10And the priest gave to the captains the spears and ^hshields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord. 11And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house on behalf of the king. 12Then he brought out the king’s son and put ⁱthe crown on him and gave him ^jthe testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, ^k“Long live the king!”

2 Chronicles 23:1-11

Joash Made King

1 ^lBut in the seventh year Jehoiada took courage and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. 2And they went about through ^mJudah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 3And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada ▼

▼Hebrew he

said to them, “Behold, the king’s son! Let him reign, ^oas the Lord spoke concerning the sons of David. 4This is the thing that you shall do: ^pof you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers, 5and one third shall be at the king’s house and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. 6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests ^qand ministering Levites. They may enter, for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the charge of the Lord. 7The Levites shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever enters the house shall be put to death. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”

8The Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men, who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss ^rthe divisions. 9And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of God. 10And he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house. 11Then they brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him and gave him ^sthe testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, ^t“Long live the king.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-4

3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4For the ^uweapons of ^vour warfare are not of the flesh but have ^wdivine power ^xto destroy strongholds.

Ephesians 6:10-18

The Whole Armor of God

10Finally, ^ybe strong in the Lord and in ^zthe strength of his might. 11 ^aaPut on ^abthe whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against ^acthe schemes of the devil. 12For ^adwe do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against ^aethe rulers, against the authorities, against ^afthe cosmic powers over ^agthis present darkness, against ^ahthe spiritual forces of evil ^aiin the heavenly places. 13Therefore ^ajtake up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in ^akthe evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14Stand therefore, ^alhaving fastened on the belt of truth, and ^amhaving put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and, ^anas shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16In all circumstances take up ^aothe shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all ^apthe flaming darts of ^aqthe evil one; 17and take ^arthe helmet of salvation, and ^asthe sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18praying ^atat all times ^auin the Spirit, ^avwith all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^awkeep alert with all perseverance, making ^axsupplication for all the saints,

1 Timothy 1:18

18This charge ^ayI entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with ^azthe prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may ^bawage the good warfare,