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1 Chronicles 26:17

15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

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BSB
Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
KJV
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
WEB
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.
ASV
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
DARBY
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.
BLB
To the east the Levites [were] six, to the north day by day four, to the south day by day four, and at the storehouse two [by] two.
ÅB
Mot øst sto seks levitter, mot nord hver dag fire, mot syd hver dag fire, og ved forrådshuset to og to.
OTB
På østsiden var det seks levitter tildelt,
på nordsiden fire hver dag,
på sørsiden fire hver dag,
og ved forrådshuset to om gangen.
B1930
Mot øst stod seks levitter, mot nord hver dag fire, mot syd hver dag fire, og ved forrådshuset to og to.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:24

    In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

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