They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
Parallel translations
- WEB They stayed around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to their duty was its opening morning by morning.
- KJV And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
- NKJV And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.
- NASB They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.
- NLT They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
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Quick answer
Notes the gatekeepers lodged near the temple to open it each morning. It shows their constant, dedicated presence.
Overview
The porters stayed around God's house because the duty of opening it morning by morning rested on them. Their nearness ensured the temple was ready for worship at daybreak. The Chronicler portrays a ministry of faithful, daily diligence, modeling the steady devotion that befits those who serve in the things of God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 23:30–32They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
- Mal 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- 1 Sam 3:15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
- Rom 12:7if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
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