American Standard Version
"So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards. "
— 1 Chronicles 9:23, American Standard Version
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.”
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.”
“They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary(that is, the tabernacle).”
“As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.”
“So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.”
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.”
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.