1 Chronicles 9:27 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 9:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 9:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 9:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them <FI>is<Fi> the watch, and they <FI>are<Fi> over the opening, even morning by morning.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 9:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 9:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they lay rounde about the house of God, because the charge was theirs, and they caused it to be opened euery morning.”
1 Chronicles 9:27 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 9:27 in Context — 1 Chronicles 9
25 Y sus hermanos que estaban en sus aldeas, venían cada siete días por sus tiempos con ellos.
26 Porque cuatro principales de los porteros Levitas estaban en el oficio, y tenían cargo de las cámaras, y de los tesoros de la casa de Dios.
27 Estos moraban alrededor de la casa de Dios, porque tenían cargo de la guardia, y el de abrir aquélla todas las mañanas.
28 Algunos de estos tenían cargo de los vasos del ministerio, los cuales se metían por cuenta, y por cuenta se sacaban.
29 Y otros de ellos tenían cargo de la vajilla, y de todos los vasos del santuario, y de la harina, y del vino, y del aceite, y del incienso, y de los aromas.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:27 Mean?
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