27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.


In Context

24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

25 And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

28 And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.

29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

1 Chronicles 9:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:27They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:27And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:27for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:27And they lodged about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening of it every morning pertained to them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:27They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:27and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them is the watch, and they are over the opening, even morning by morning.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was on them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.