Catholic Public Domain Version
"And they remained in their watches, on all sides of the temple of the Lord, so that, when the time had arrived, they might open the gates in the morning. "
— 1 Chronicles 9:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.”
“And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning. ”
“They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.”
“They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.”
“And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.”
“Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.”
“And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.”
At the four directions, there were gatekeepers, that is, at the east, and at the west, and at the north, and at the south.
Now their brothers were staying in the villages, and they arrived on their Sabbaths, from time to time.
To these four Levites were entrusted the entire number of the gatekeepers, and they were over the chambers and storehouses of the house of the Lord.
And they remained in their watches, on all sides of the temple of the Lord, so that, when the time had arrived, they might open the gates in the morning.
Some from their kindred were also over the vessels of the ministry. For the vessels were both carried in and carried out according to number.
Some of them also were entrusted with the equipment of the sanctuary; they were in charge of the fine wheat flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the aromatics.
Now the sons of the priests composed the ointments from the aromatics.