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Monday, August 11th, 2025
the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Brenton's Septuagint
1 Chronicles 9:24
The gates were toward the four winds, eastward, westward, northward, southward.
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
Hebrew Names Version
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
King James Version
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
English Standard Version
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.
New Century Version
There were gatekeepers on all four sides of the Temple: east, west, north, and south.
There were gatekeepers on all four sides of the Temple: east, west, north, and south.
New English Translation
The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
Amplified Bible
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south.
New American Standard Bible
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
World English Bible
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The porters were in foure quarters Eastward, Westward, Northward and Southward.
The porters were in foure quarters Eastward, Westward, Northward and Southward.
Legacy Standard Bible
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
Berean Standard Bible
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
Contemporary English Version
There was one full-time guard appointed to each of the four sides of the temple.
There was one full-time guard appointed to each of the four sides of the temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
The gatekeepers served on the four sides, east, west, north and south.
The gatekeepers served on the four sides, east, west, north and south.
Darby Translation
At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were gates on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
There were gates on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
George Lamsa Translation
The gates were open toward the four directions, toward the east, west, north, and south.
The gates were open toward the four directions, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Good News Translation
There was a gate facing in each direction, north, south, east, and west, and each had a chief guard.
There was a gate facing in each direction, north, south, east, and west, and each had a chief guard.
Lexham English Bible
The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
Literal Translation
The gatekeepers were to the four winds: east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were to the four winds: east, west, north, and south.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These dorekepers were appointed towarde the foure wyndes, towarde the East, towarde the West, towarde the North, towarde ye South.
These dorekepers were appointed towarde the foure wyndes, towarde the East, towarde the West, towarde the North, towarde ye South.
American Standard Version
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Bible in Basic English
There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In foure quarters did they kepe the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south.
In foure quarters did they kepe the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
King James Version (1611)
In foure quarters were the porters: toward the East, West, North, and South.
In foure quarters were the porters: toward the East, West, North, and South.
English Revised Version
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Porteris weren bi foure coostis, that is, at the eest, and at the west, and at the north, and at the south.
Porteris weren bi foure coostis, that is, at the eest, and at the west, and at the north, and at the south.
Update Bible Version
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
Webster's Bible Translation
In four quarters were the porters, towards the east, west, north and south.
In four quarters were the porters, towards the east, west, north and south.
New King James Version
The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south.
New Living Translation
The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
New Life Bible
The gate-keepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.
The gate-keepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.
New Revised Standard
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates, - eastward, westward, northward, and southward.
Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates, - eastward, westward, northward, and southward.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.
In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.
Revised Standard Version
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south;
Young's Literal Translation
At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south.
At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.
Contextual Overview
14 And of the Levites; Samaia son of Asob, son of Ezricam, son of Asabia, of the sons of Merari. 15 And Bacbacar, and Ares, and Galaal, and Matthanias son of Micha, son of Zechri, son of Asaph; 16 and Abdia, son of Samia, son of Galaal, son of Idithun, and Barachia son of Ossa, son of Helcana—who dwelt in the villages of the Notephatites. 17 The door-keepers; Salom, Acum, Telmon, and Diman, and their brethren; Salom was the chief; 18 and he waited hitherto in the king’s gate eastward: these are the gates of the companies of the sons of Levi. 19 And Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the Corites were over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance. 20 And Phinees son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him. 21 Zacharias the son of Mosollami was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness. 22 All the chosen porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve, these were in their courts, this was their distribution: these David and Samuel the seer established in their charge. 23 And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
four: 1 Chronicles 26:14-18
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:15 - all the kings 1 Chronicles 26:17 - Eastward 2 Chronicles 23:19 - porters Ezekiel 40:6 - unto
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
