1 Chronicles 9:25

1 Chronicles 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:25

23So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent. 24The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south. Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods. 26But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God. 27They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

1 Chronicles 9:25 word by word

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֨ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜ם לָב֨וֹא לְשִׁבְעַ֧ת הַיָּמִ֛ים מֵעֵ֥ת אֶל־עֵ֖ת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• Their relativesאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• at fixed timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• at fixed timesאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• to serve withעִם‛im · withH5973
• themאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• for seven-day periodsשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• for seven-day periodsיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:25

• 2 Kings 11:5and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,
• 2 Chronicles 23:8So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25See the marginal references. If the number of warders was, as stated in Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:19) 172 (i. e. 168 besides the four chief warders), and the number employed at any one time was, as under David 1 Chronicles 26:17-18, twenty-four, then the turn of the courses to keep ward came every seven weeks.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary