2 Chronicles 23:8 
Context| NET © | The Levites and all the men of Judah 1 did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath. Jehoiada the priest did not release his divisions from their duties. |
| NIV © | The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty— for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions. |
| NASB © | So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss any of the divisions. |
| NLT © | So the Levites and the people did everything just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not let anyone go home after their shift ended. |
| MSG © | All the Levites and officers obeyed the orders of Jehoiada the priest. Each took charge of his men, both those who came on duty on the Sabbath and those who went off duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest hadn't exempted any of them from duty. |
| BBE © | So the Levites and all Judah did as Jehoiada the priest had given them orders: every one took with him his men, those who were to come in and those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada had not sent away the divisions. |
| NRSV © | The Levites and all Judah did according to all that the priest Jehoiada commanded; each brought his men, who were to come on duty on the sabbath, with those who were to go off duty on the sabbath; for the priest Jehoiada did not dismiss the divisions. |
| NKJV © | So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | So the Levites <03881> and all <03605> Judah <03063> did <06213> according to all <03605> that Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> commanded <06680> . And each <0376> one <0376> of them took <03947> his men <0376> who were to come <0935> in on the sabbath <07676> , with those who were to go <03318> out on the sabbath <07676> , for Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> did not dismiss <06362> any of the divisions .<04256> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | efhmeriav {N-APF} |
| NET © [draft] ITL | The Levites <03881> and all <03605> the men of Judah <03063> did <06213> just <0834> as Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> ordered <06680> . Each <0376> of them took <03947> his men <0376> , those who were on duty <0935> during the Sabbath <07676> as well as those who were off duty <03318> on the Sabbath <07676> . Jehoiada <03077> the priest <03548> did not <03808> release <06362> his divisions from their duties.<04256> |
| NET © | The Levites and all the men of Judah 1 did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath. Jehoiada the priest did not release his divisions from their duties. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah. |
