1 Chronicles 9:27
in 1 Chronicles 9They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers
on 1 Chronicles 9:22-27
The gatekeepers chosen for the thresholds numbered 212, and David and Samuel the seer had appointed them. Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods. The four chief gatekeepers stayed, entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
This site's exposition
They would spend the night stationed
The chiefs lodged around the house of God and opened it each morning. Psalm 134:1 calls on the servants of the LORD who stand by night in his house to bless him. Their watch ran from night to morning.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This required care, and diligence, and constant attendance. Ministers have work to do of this kind. Here is one Phinehas, a son of Eleazar, that is said to be a ruler over them in time past (
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And they lodged round about the house of God,....
It is good for ministers to be near their work, that they may give themselves wholly to it. The Levites pitched about the tabernacle when they marched through the wilderness.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּסְבִיב֥וֹת | usevivot | and around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יָלִ֑ינוּ | yalinu | they spent [the] night | H3885 → | |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם | ʾaleihem | [was] on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת | mishmeret | a duty | H4931 → | 78 times |
| וְהֵ֥ם | vehem | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [were] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ | hamafteach | the key | H4668 → | |
| וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר | velaboker | and to the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ | laboker | to the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
וּסְבִיב֥וֹתand around
usevivotH5439 →336 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
יָלִ֑ינוּthey spent [the] night
yalinuH3885 →
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם[was] on them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתa duty
mishmeretH4931 →78 times
וְהֵ֥םand they
vehemH1992 →553 times
עַל־[were] over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַthe key
hamafteachH4668 →
וְלַבֹּ֥קֶרand to the morning
velabokerH1242 →214 times
לַבֹּֽקֶר׃to the morning
labokerH1242 →214 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 12:7if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:17
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Ephesians 4:11
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Acts 13:1
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- 1 Timothy 4:16
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- 1 Timothy 5:17
Through
Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- Amos 5:21–24
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
- Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
- 1 Peter 5:2
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Berean Standard Bible, Psalm 134:1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
