And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

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.

Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.