Holy Scripture
1 Chronicles 9:23
A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
23And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.
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In context
21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
22All 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.
— 1 Chronicles 9:23 —
24The gates were toward the four winds, eastward, westward, northward, southward.
25And their brethren were in their courts, to enter in weekly from time to time with these.