Holy Scripture
1 Chronicles 9:24
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
24The gates were toward the four winds, eastward, westward, northward, southward.
Modern
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In context
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.
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.
— 1 Chronicles 9:24 —
25And their brethren were in their courts, to enter in weekly from time to time with these.
26For four strong men have the charge of the gates; and the Levites were over the chambers, and they keep watch over the treasures of the house of God.