1 Chronicles 9:27

1 Chronicles 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:27

25Their relatives in their villages were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them; 26for the four chief gatekeepers who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God. They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning. 28Now some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out. 29Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.

1 Chronicles 9:27 word by word

וּסְבִיב֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר לַבֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

• They spentלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• the nightלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the watchמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• committedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of openingמַפְתֵּחַmaphtêach · keyH4668
• morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:27

• 1 Chronicles 23:32Thus they are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge of the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.
• Romans 12:7if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;
• 1 Samuel 3:15So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
• Malachi 1:10“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:27

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:27

• Levites
• Porters

In the dictionaries

• God
• House of God
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Doorkeeper
• Genealogy
• Key
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Dan

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