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1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New International Version
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New International Version
27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God,(A) because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key(B) for opening it each morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out. 29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary,(C) as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New King James Version
27 And they lodged all around the house of God because [a]they had the (A)responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.
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28 Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count. 29 Some of them were appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary, and over the (B)fine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices.
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- 1 Chronicles 9:27 the watch was committed to them
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
English Standard Version
27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and (A)they had charge of opening it every morning.
28 Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out. 29 Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the (B)fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices.
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1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New American Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New American Standard Bible
27 They spent the night around the house of God, (A)because the watch was [a]committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.
28 Now some of them were in charge of the utensils of the service, for [b]they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out. 29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary, and (B)over the finely milled flour, the wine, the olive oil, the frankincense, and the balsam oil.
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- 1 Chronicles 9:27 Lit on them
- 1 Chronicles 9:28 Lit by count they brought them in and by count they took them out
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