1 Chronicles 9:27 “They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because…”

1 Chronicles 9:27

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the charge”

Romans 12:7 1 Chronicles 23:32

Romans 12:7 · BSB

if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;

1 Chronicles 23:32 · BSB

So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.

“the opening”

1 Samuel 3:15 Malachi 1:10

1 Samuel 3:15 · BSB

Samuel 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 · BSB

“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.

Also

1 Chronicles 23:30–32

1 Chronicles 23:30–32 · BSB

They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

28Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.

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