1 Chronicles 9:25

25 The gatekeepers' relatives who lived in the villages had to come and help them at times. Each time they came they helped the gatekeepers for 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 The gatekeepers and their descendants had to guard the gates of the Temple of the Lord. (The Temple took the place of the Holy Tent.)

24 There were gatekeepers on all four sides of the Temple: east, west, north, and south.

25 The gatekeepers' relatives who lived in the villages had to come and help them at times. Each time they came they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.

26 Because they were dependable, four gatekeepers were made the leaders of all the gatekeepers. They were Levites, and they were responsible for the rooms and treasures in the Temple of God.

27 They stayed up all night guarding the Temple of God, and they opened it every morning.