1 Chronicles 9:27

In 11 translations

BSB

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

KJV

¶ And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

WEB

They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.

ASV

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.

LSV

and they lodge around the house of God, for the watch [is] on them, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.

YLT

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

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.Elohim

DRC

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.

GNV

And they lay rounde about the house of God, because the charge was theirs, and they caused it to be opened euery morning.

JPS

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.

LXXE

For the charge was upon them, and these were charged with the keys to open the doors of the temple every morning.

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WLC

וּסְבִיב֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר לַבֹּֽקֶר׃

LXX-Br

ὅτι ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἡ φυλακή· καὶ οὗτοι ἐπὶ τῶν κλειδῶν τοπρωῒ πρωῒ ἀνοίγειν τὰς θύρας τοῦ ἱεροῦ.

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• 1 Chronicles 23:30–32They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were…
• 1 Samuel 3:15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
• Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
• Romans 12:7if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;

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