Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 9:33
American Standard Version
And these are the singers, heads of fathers' `houses' of the Levites, `who dwelt' in the chambers `and were' free `from other service'; for they were employed in their work day and night.
Amplified® Bible
These are the singers, heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites, dwelling in the temple chambers, free from other service because they were on duty day and night.
Contemporary English Version
The Levite family leaders who were the musicians also lived at the temple. They had no other responsibilities, because they were on duty day and night.
Darby English Version
And these were the singers, chief fathers of the Levites, [who were] in the chambers free from service; for they were employed day and night.
Good News Bible
Some Levite families were responsible for the Temple music. The heads of these families lived in some of the Temple buildings and were free from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
King James Version
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
New American Standard Bible
Now these are the singers, heads of fathers' {households} of the Levites, {who lived} in the chambers {of the temple} free {from other service;} for they were engaged in their work day and night.
New International Version
Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.
New King James Version
These are the singers, heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties; for they were employed in that work day and night.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now these we identify as the singers, heads of fathers' households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they engaged themselves in their work day and night.
Revised Standard Version
Now these are the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, dwelling in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.
Young's Literal Translation
And these who sing, heads of fathers of the Levites, in the chambers, `are' free, for by day and by night `they are' over them in the work.
