1 Chronicles 9:27

27 per gyrum quoque templi Domini morabantur in custodiis suis ut cum tempus fuisset ipsi mane aperirent fores

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 fratres autem eorum in viculis morabantur et veniebant in sabbatis suis de tempore usque ad tempus

26 his quattuor Levitis creditus erat omnis numerus ianitorum et erant super exedras et thesauros domus Domini

27 per gyrum quoque templi Domini morabantur in custodiis suis ut cum tempus fuisset ipsi mane aperirent fores

28 de horum grege erant et super vasa ministerii ad numerum enim et inferebantur vasa et efferebantur

29 de ipsis et qui credita habebant utensilia sanctuarii praeerant similae et vino et oleo et turi et aromatibus