New International Version
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

New Living Translation
They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

English Standard Version
And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

Berean Standard Bible
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

King James Bible
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

New King James Version
And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.

New American Standard Bible
They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

NASB 1995
They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

NASB 1977
And they spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they spent the night all around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were over opening it morning by morning.

Amplified Bible
They spent the night around the house of God, for the [night] watch was theirs, and they were in charge of opening the house morning after morning.

Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

American Standard Version
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were going around and lodging at the house of LORD JEHOVAH, because this was their Guard at the gates.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the charge was upon them, and these were charged with the keys to open the doors of the temple every morning.

Contemporary English Version
They guarded the temple day and night and opened its doors every morning.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

English Revised Version
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They would spend the night stationed around God's temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning.

Good News Translation
They lived near the Temple, because it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

International Standard Version
They spent the night near the Temple of God, since they had been entrusted to guard it. They were in charge of opening it every morning.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

Literal Standard Version
and they lodge around the house of God, for the watch [is] on them, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.

Majority Standard Bible
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

New American Bible
They would spend the night near the house of God, for it was in their charge and they had the duty of opening it each morning.

NET Bible
They would spend the night in their posts all around God's sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

New Revised Standard Version
And they would spend the night near the house of God; for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

New Heart English Bible
They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they lodged about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening of it every morning pertained to them.

World English Bible
They stayed around God’s house, because that was their duty; and it was their duty to open it morning by morning.

Young's Literal Translation
and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them is the watch, and they are over the opening, even morning by morning.

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