They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning. Cross References 1 Chronicles 9:26 But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God. 1 Chronicles 9:28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out. 1 Chronicles 23:30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. 1 Chronicles 23:32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was on them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. the charge 1 Chronicles 23:32 Romans 12:7 the opening 1 Samuel 3:15 Malachi 1:10 |