Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 9:18
American Standard Version
who hitherto `waited' in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
Amplified® Bible
Who hitherto was assigned to the king's east side gate. They were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.
Contemporary English Version
and for a long time they had been the guards at the King's Gate on the east side of the city. Before that, their ancestors guarded the entrance to the Levite camp.
Darby English Version
And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.
Good News Bible
Down to that time members of their clans had been stationed at the eastern entrance to the King's Gate. Formerly they had stood guard at the gates to the camps of the Levites.
King James Version
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
New American Standard Bible
{being stationed} until now at the king's gate to the east). These {were} the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
New International Version
being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
New King James Version
Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
stationed until now at the king's gate to the east). These served as the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
Revised Standard Version
stationed hitherto in the king's gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.
Young's Literal Translation
and hitherto they `are' at the gate of the king eastward; they `are' the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.
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