So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.”
2 Chronicles 23:4 - Revised Standard Version This is the thing that you shall do: of you priests and Levites who come off duty on the sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers, 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 they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.”
“but their duty shall be to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God;
and their kinsmen who were in their villages were obliged to come in every seven days, from time to time, to be with these;
and one third shall be at the king's house and one third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.