Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.

New American Standard Bible

So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the tent, as guards.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.

International Standard Version

David and Samuel the seer installed them in their positions of trust, so they and their descendants were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the House of the Tent, as guardians.

A Conservative Version

So they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And they and their sons over the gates to the house of Jehovah to the house of the tent, for the watches.

King James 2000

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So they and their sons [were] over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.

Modern King James verseion

So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tabernacle, by watches.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD and of the house of the tabernacle, to keep them.

NET Bible

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).

New Heart English Bible

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.

The Emphasized Bible

So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
had the oversight of the gates
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

of the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of the Lord

Usage: 0

namely, the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of the tabernacle
אהל 
'ohel 
Usage: 345

References

Context Readings

Exiles Who Resettled In Jerusalem

22 There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions. 23 So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers. 24 There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.



Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:32

And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 23:19

And he put door-keepers at the doors of the Lord's house, to see that no one who was unclean in any way might come in

Nehemiah 12:45

And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.

Ezekiel 44:10-11

But as for the Levites, who went far from me, when Israel went out of the right way, turning away from me to go after their images; their punishment will come on them.

Ezekiel 44:14

But I will make them responsible for the care of the house and all its work and everything which is done in it.

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