MANNAFEST

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

KJV

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ASV

for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

WEB

But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

YLT

For in office are the four chiefs of the gatekeepers, they are Levites, and they have been over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God,

DBT

For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house ofGod;

About this book

Old Testament

1 ChroniclesA post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author
The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date
Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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