1 Chronicles 26:17
What does 1 Chronicles 26:17 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 26:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949On the east were six Levites a day, and on the north and the south four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862to the east the Levites <FI>are<Fi> six; to the north daily four, to the south daily four, and to the gatherings two by two,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the north four a day: and towards the south likewise four a day: and where the council was, two and two.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 9:24
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14
And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
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