2 Chronicles 23:4 - Easy To Read Version Now, this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and Levites who go on duty on the Sabbath will guard the doors. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is what you shall do: a third of you priests and Levites who are resuming service on the Sabbath shall be doorkeepers, American Standard Version (1901) 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 thresholds; Common English Bible This is what you must do: A third of you priests and Levites coming on sabbath duty will guard the gates, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, this is the word that you shall do: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And this is the thing that you shall do: |
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!}”
The Levites {\cf2\super [253]} had the job of helping Aaron’s descendants {\cf2\super [254]} in the service of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [255]} The Levites also cared for the temple yard and the side rooms in the temple. They had the job of making all holy things pure. It was their job to serve in God’s temple.
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.
And one-third of you will be at the king’s house. And one-third of you will be at the Foundation Gate. But all the other people will stay in the yards of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [258]}