1 Chronicles 9:26

What does 1 Chronicles 9:26 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 9:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For in office <FI>are<Fi> 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,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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;

Context

v.25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

v.26This passage

v.27And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nehemiah 13:5

    had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings for the priests.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:5

    And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

  • Nehemiah 10:38

    And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:20

    And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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