King James Version with Apocrypha
"And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them."
— 1 Chronicles 9:27, King James Version with Apocrypha
“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.”
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
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 certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.