1. After six years, Jehoiada showed his strength and made an agreement with the captains. These captains were Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.
2. They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites from all the towns of Judah. They also gathered the leaders of the families of Israel. Then they went to Jerusalem.
3. All the people meeting together made an agreement with the king in God’s Temple. Jehoiada said to the people, “The king’s son will rule. That is what the Lord promised about David’s descendants.
4. Now, this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and Levites who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the doors.
5. And one-third of you will be at the king’s palace, and one-third of you will be at the Foundation Gate. But all the other people will stay in the yards of the Lord’S Temple.