1 Chronicles 9:25

25 And their brethren, who were in their villages, came every seven days in their set times with them.

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 sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

24 Towards the four winds were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and Negev.

25 And their brethren, who were in their villages, came every seven days in their set times with them.

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

27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.