1 Chronicles 9:26

Conservative English Version

The four full-time guards were Levites, and they supervised the other guards and were responsible for the rooms in the temple and the supplies kept there.

Cross References

2 Kings 7:10

They went back to Samaria and shouted up to the guards at the gate, "We've just come from the Syrian army camp, and all the soldiers are gone! The tents are empty, and the horses and donkeys are still tied up. We didn't see or hear anybody."

1 Chronicles 9:25

Their assistants lived in the villages outside the city, and every seven days a group of them would come into the city and take their turn at guard duty.

1 Chronicles 9:27

They guarded the temple day and night and opened its doors every morning.

Nehemiah 13:5

So he let Tobiah live in one of these rooms, where all kinds of things had been stored--the grain offerings, incense, utensils for the temple, as well as the tenth of the grain, wine, and olive oil that had been given for the use of the Levites, singers, and temple guards, and the gifts for the priests.

Jeremiah 35:2

"Go to the Rechabite clan and invite them to meet you in one of the side rooms of the temple. When they arrive, offer them a drink of wine."

Ezekiel 40:17

The man then led me through the passageway and into the outer courtyard of the temple, where I saw thirty rooms built around the outside of the courtyard. These side rooms were built against the outer wall, and in front of them was a sidewalk that circled the courtyard.