1 Chronicles 9:24
The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
In Context
23So they and their children guarded the gates of the house of Yahweh, the tabernacle.
25Their brothers, who lived in their villages, came in for seven-day rotations, in turn.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the decrees of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to their work, and the Levites to their positions, in order to praise God and to serve before the priests, as the daily schedule required. He also appointed the gatekeepers by their divisions to every gate, for David, the man of God, had also commanded this.
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 →