And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
1 Chronicles 9:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And their brethren, and their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their brethren in their villages were to come in every seven days to be with them. American Standard Version (1901) And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: Common English Bible Their relatives came in from their settlements, from time to time, to assist them for a period of seven days. Catholic Public Domain Version Now their brothers were staying in the villages, and they arrived on their Sabbaths, from time to time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And their brethren dwelt in villages; and came upon their sabbath days from time to time. |
And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;
And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in a set office, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.