1 Chronicles 9:24
 1 Chronicles 9:24 
New International Version (©2011)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides--east, west, north, and south.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The guardians were stationed on four sides—east, west, north, and south.

NET Bible (©2006)
The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides--east, west, north, and south.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The gatekeepers were on the four sides (east, west, north, and south).

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
In four quarters were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

American King James Version
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

American Standard Version
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.

Darby Bible Translation
At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Young's Literal Translation
At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:1-44 Genealogies. - This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was, to direct the Jews, when they returned out of captivity, with whom to unite, and where to reside. Here is an account of the good state into which the affairs of religion were put, on the return from Babylon. Every one knew his charge. Work is likely to be done well when every one knows the duty of his place, and makes a business of it. God is the God of order. Thus was the temple a figure of the heavenly one, where they rest not day nor night from praising God, Re 4:8. Blessed be His name, believers there shall, not in turn, but all together, without interruption, praise him night and day: may the Lord make each of us fit for the inheritance of the saints in light.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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.


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Gatekeepers in Jerusalem
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25And their brothers, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. …

2 Kings 7:10 So they went and called out to the city gatekeepers and told them, "We went into the Aramean camp and no one was there--not a sound of anyone--only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were."
1 Chronicles 9:23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the tent of meeting.
1 Chronicles 9:25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.