1 Chronicles 9:27

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:26

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]}

1 Chronicles 9:28

Some of the gatekeepers had the job of caring for the dishes used in the temple {\cf2\super [97]} services. They counted these dishes when they were brought in. They also counted these dishes when they were taken out.

Psalm 134:1

Praise the Lord, all of his servants!\par You servants served in the temple all night.\par

Jeremiah 35:4

Then I brought the Recabite family into the temple of the Lord. We went into the room called the room of the sons of Hanan. Hanan was the son of a man named Igdaliah. Hanan was a man of God. {\cf2\super [293]} The room was next to the room where the princes of Judah stay. It was over the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum. Maaseiah was the doorkeeper in the temple.

Malachi 1:10

“Surely, some of you priests could close the temple doors and light the fires correctly. I am not pleased with you. I will not accept your gifts.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Romans 12:7

If a person has the gift of serving, then that person should serve. If a person has the gift of teaching, then that person should teach.

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel lay down in bed until the morning came. He got up early and opened the doors of the Lord’s house. Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. [38]