1 Chronicles 9:25

25 Their relatives had to come from their villages from time to time. They would come to serve under the gatekeepers' supervision for a period of seven days.

1 Chronicles 9:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:25

And their brethren, which were in their villages
Assigned them to dwell in:

were to come after seven days from time to time with them;
there was a new course of them every week; the old ones went off of duty, and another course succeeded, which came out of the villages where they dwelt, and the old course retired to theirs.

1 Chronicles 9:25 In-Context

23 So they and their descendants were assigned to be gatekeepers for the LORD's house, that is, the tent.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides (east, west, north, and south).

25 Their relatives had to come from their villages from time to time. They would come to serve under the gatekeepers' supervision for a period of seven days.

26 The four chief Levite gatekeepers were in charge of the rooms and treasures in God's temple because of their faithfulness.

27 They would spend the night stationed around God's temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning.