So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.
2 Chronicles 23:4 - Revised Version 1885 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 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 they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.
For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
And their brethren, and their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.