23They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord -the house called the Tent.


In Context

20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.

21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.

23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord -the house called the Tent.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.

25 Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.

1st Chronicles 9:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, [namely,] the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:23As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:23And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:23And they and their sons are over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.