1 Chronicles 9:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 9:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 9:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of Yahweh’s house, even the house of the tent, as guards.”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 9:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards. ”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they and their sons <FI>are<Fi> over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 9:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there. ”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 9:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes.”
1 Chronicles 9:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 9:23 in Context — 1 Chronicles 9
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22 All these which 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 did ordain 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, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:23 Mean?
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