Bible Verses About Levites: Loyal to the ruler

But let two parts of you all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.

And you shall compass him round about, having weapons in your hands: and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple, let him be slain: and you shall be with the king, coming in and going out.

And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest, had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out in the sabbath, came to Joiada, the priest.

And he gave them the spears, and the arms of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.

And they stood, having every one their weapons in their hands, from the right side of the temple, unto the left side of the altar, and of the temple, about the king.