1 Chronicles 9:27

27 They kept watch all through the night and had the key to open the doors each morning.

1 Chronicles 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:27

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:

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 ^F21 observes; under the second temple, it is said ^F23, Ben Geber was over the shutting of the gates in the evening, and so of opening in the morning.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Temple-Service, c. 7. sect. 1.
F23 Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 1.

1 Chronicles 9:27 In-Context

25 their brothers in the villages were scheduled to give them relief weekly - the four main security guards were responsible for round-the-clock surveillance.

26 Being Levites, they were responsible for the security of all supplies and valuables in the house of God.

27 They kept watch all through the night and had the key to open the doors each morning.

28 Some were in charge of the articles used in The Temple worship - they counted them both when they brought them in and when they took them out.

29 Others were in charge of supplies in the sanctuary - flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.