1 Chronicles 9:27

They spent the night around the house of God because they had to guard it and they had the key to unlock it in the morning.

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In The King James Version

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

In Context

26The four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were given the responsibility of looking after the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.

28Some of the gatekeepers were responsible for the articles that were used in worship services. They counted what was brought in and what was taken out.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:30They also had to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and do the same in the evening,

Jeremiah 35:4Then I took them into the Lord's Temple, to a room used by the sons of Hanan, son of Igdaliah, a man of God. It was next to the one used by the officials, which was above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, who was the Temple doorkeeper.

Romans 12:7If it's the ministry of service then you should serve; if teaching then you should teach;

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 9:15-35

Genealogies; the Employment of the Priests. ( b. c. 1400.) 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and… Read the whole commentary →

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