1 Chronicles 9:27
World English Bible (WEB)
They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.
In context
25 Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them,
26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.
27 They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.
28 Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service, for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count.
29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 9:27 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.
- KJV King James 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them [is] the watch, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.
- DBY Darby Translation
- for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they lodged about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening of it every morning pertained to them.