1 Chronicles 9:27
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

English Standard Version
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.

Berean Study Bible
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
And 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.

Amplified Bible
They spent the night around the house of God, for the [night] watch was theirs, and they were in charge of opening the house morning after morning.

Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God's temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

Contemporary English Version
They guarded the temple day and night and opened its doors every morning.

Good News Translation
They lived near the Temple, because it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They would spend the night stationed around God's temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning.

International Standard Version
They spent the night near the Temple of God, since they had been entrusted to guard it. They were in charge of opening it every morning.

NET Bible
They would spend the night in their posts all around God's sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 King James Version
And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.

King James 2000 Bible
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the responsibility was upon them, and the opening of it every morning belonged to them.

New Heart English Bible
They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

World English Bible
They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

American King James Version
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was on them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And they spent the night around the house of God because the watch was upon them. And they were to open it morning by morning.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they lodged about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening of it every morning pertained to them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And they lay rounde about the house of God, because the charge was theirs, and they caused it to be opened euery morning.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they laye rounde about the house of God, because the keping thereof pertayned to them, and they had the charge to open it euery mornyng.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
In the nighte season also remayned they aboute the house of God: for their dewtye was to geue attendaunce to open euery mornynge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they lodge around the house of God, for the watch [is] on them, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.

Young's Literal Translation
and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them is the watch, and they are over the opening, even morning by morning.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they remained in their watches, on all sides of the temple of the Lord, so that, when the time had arrived, they might open the gates in the morning.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they were going around and lodging at the house of LORD JEHOVAH, because this was their Guard at the gates.

Lamsa Bible
And they lodged round about the house of the LORD, because upon them was the duty of guarding the gates.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the charge was upon them, and these were charged with the keys to open the doors of the temple every morning.
















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