Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
So they and their sons
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.
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.
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.
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.
Themes
the Levites » Services of » Keeping the gates of the temple
Porters » Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple
Interlinear
Bayith
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 9:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Exiles Who Resettled In Jerusalem
22 All these who were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their set office. 23 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. 24 In four quarters were the porters, towards the east, west, north and south.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:32
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 23:19
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none who was unclean in any thing should enter.
Nehemiah 12:45
And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
Ezekiel 44:10-11
And the Levites that have gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
Ezekiel 44:14
But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.