1 Chronicles

1611 King James Version (KJV)

1 Chronicles 9:27

“¶ And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was vpon them, and the opening thereof euery morning, perteined to them.”

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And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.
- King James Version

They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they {were} in charge of opening {it} morning by morning.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge `thereof' was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.
- Basic English Bible

for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.
- Darby Bible

And they lodged about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening of it every morning pertained to them.
- Webster's Bible

They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.
- World English Bible

and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them [is] the watch, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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