Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
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Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
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And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
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And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 9:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 11:5 He commanded them, saying, “This is what you must do: a third of you, who come in on the Sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;
- 2 Chronicles 23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath; with those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest didn’t dismiss the shift.
- 2 Kings 11:7 The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of Yahweh’s house around the king.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain They served weekly, as Ezek. 4:10.
They served weekly, as Ezek. 4:10.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain From their several villages to the place of worship.
From their several villages to the place of worship.
After seven days: every sabbath or seventh day the courses were changed, and the new comers were to tarry till the next sabbath day. See 2Ki 11:5,7,9.
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With them, i.e. to be with them, i.e. with the chief porters, who always abode in the place of God’s worship, and to minister to them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they lodged round about the house of God,....…
And they lodged round about the house of God,.... In chambers on the outward wall about it, that they might be near to do their office:
because the charge was upon them; to guard the house:
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and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them; that is, the opening of the doors of the mountain of the house, and the court of women; for as for others, that appertained to the priests, as Dr. Lightfoot (u) observes; under the second temple, it is said (w), Ben Geber was over the shutting of the gates in the evening, and so of opening in the morning.
(u) Temple-Service, c. 7. sect. 1. (w) Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 1.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain To come - From their several villages to the…
To come - From their several villages to the place of worship. Seven days - Every seventh day the courses were changed, and the new comers were to tarry 'till the next sabbath day. With them - To be with them, with the chief porters, who alway's abode in the place of God's worship.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 9:25. Their brethren were to come — From…
1Ch 9:25. Their brethren were to come — From their several villages to the place of worship. After seven days — Every seventh day the courses were changed, and the new-comers were to tarry till the next sabbath day. From time to time with them — To be with them, with the chief porters, who always abode in the place of God’s worship.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See the marginal references. If the number of warders…
See the marginal references. If the number of warders was, as stated in Nehemiah (Neh 11:19) 172 (i. e. 168 besides the four chief warders), and the number employed at any one time was, as under David 1Ch 26:17-18, twenty-four, then the turn of the courses to keep ward came every seven weeks.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Up on. Hebrew, "after seven days....with them," to take…
Up on. Hebrew, "after seven days....with them," to take their place for a week.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. which were in their villages] R.V. in their…
25. which were in their villages] R.V. in their villages. No special villages inhabited by porters are mentioned, but perhaps porters as well as singers dwelt in the “villages of the Netophathites” (1Ch_9:16; Neh_12:28, R.V.).
after seven days] R.V. every seven days.
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with them] R.V. to be with them.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) And their brethren, which were in their villages.—The…
(25) And their brethren, which were in their villages.—The families of the Temple warders, like those of the singers, lived on their farms in the villages round Jerusalem, and came up for their duties in weekly rotation (1Ch_9:16; Neh_12:29).
After seven days.—Every seventh day; that is, on the Sabbath, when each class entered on its duties.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Their brothers
Their brothers
"The guards' brothers"
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came in for seven-day rotations, in turn
"would come to help for 7-day periods, taking turns" (See: Numbers)
the four leaders ... were assigned to guard the rooms
It is not clear who assigned these men, so if you have to translate in active form, use your language's most general way of doing so. AT: "they assigned the four leaders ... to guard the rooms" (See: Active or Passive)
the house of God
the second temple, which the people built after they returned from Babylon
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