1 Chronicles 9:24

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

1 Chronicles 9:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:24

In four quarters were the porters
For, according to the Targum on ( 1 Chronicles 9:22 ) there were twenty four wards:

towards the east, west, north, and south;
and, as the same paraphrase has it, six wards to the east, six to the west, six to the north, and six to the south.

1 Chronicles 9:24 In-Context

22 The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.

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.