1 Chronicles 9:24
22 The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
23 So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25 Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
26 But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
- KJV
- In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
- WEB
- On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
- ASV
- On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
- DARBY
- At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
- BLB
- On the four sides were the gatekeepers: The east, west, north, and south.
- ÅB
- Etter de fire verdenshjørner hadde portnerne sin plass: mot øst, vest, nord og syd.
- OTB
- Portvaktene var stasjonert på alle fire sider:
mot øst, vest, nord og sør. - B1930
- Efter de fire verdenshjørner hadde portnerne sin plass: mot øst, vest, nord og syd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 26:14–18
The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
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