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1 Chronicles 9:26

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26 But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.
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1 Chronicles 9:26 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.
New Living Translation (NLT)
26 The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.
The Message Bible (MSG)
26 Being Levites, they were responsible for the security of all supplies and valuables in the house of God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
26 The four chief Levite gatekeepers were in charge of the rooms and treasures in God's temple because of their faithfulness.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
26 but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God's temple.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
26 The four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.

1 Chronicles 9:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:26

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set
office
The four chief porters who were over all the two hundred and twelve, and had one over them, ( 1 Chronicles 9:17 ) , these were never changed, nor went into the country villages; but were always upon the spot, and in their office, superintending the rest:

and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God;
see ( 1 Chronicles 26:20 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Chronicles 9:26 In-Context

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.
25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.
26 But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.
27 They 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.
28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 26:22
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