23 So they and their sons [a]had charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the tent, as guards. 24 The gatekeepers were [b]on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south. 25 Their relatives in their villages (A)were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with [c]them;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:23 Lit were over the gates
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:24 Lit to the four winds
  3. 1 Chronicles 9:25 Lit these

23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord—the house called the tent of meeting. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south. 25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day(A) periods.

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