1 Chronicles 9:26

Easy To Read Version

There were four gatekeepers that were the leaders of all the gatekeepers. They were Levite {\cf2\super [95]} men. They had the job of caring for the rooms and treasures in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [96]}

Cross References

2 Kings 7:10

So these lepers [82] came and called to the gatekeepers of the city. The lepers told the gatekeepers, “We went to the Aramean camp. But we did not hear any people. No people were there. The horses and donkeys were still tied up, and the tents were still standing. {But the people were all gone!}”

1 Chronicles 9:25

The gatekeepers’ relatives that lived in the small towns had to come and help them at certain times. They came and helped the gatekeepers for seven days each time.

1 Chronicles 9:27

They stayed up all night guarding God’s temple. And they had the job of opening God’s temple every morning.

Jeremiah 35:2

“Jeremiah, go to the Recabite family. {\cf2\super [289]} Invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the temple {\cf2\super [290]} of the Lord. Offer them wine to drink.”

Ezekiel 40:17

Then the man led me into the outer courtyard. I saw thirty rooms and a pavement that went all the way around the courtyard. The rooms were along the wall and faced in toward the pavement.