1 Chronicles 26:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the ·upper [ascending] road [^Cto the Temple].

·Guards stood side by side with guards [or Guard duty was evenly divided; ^LA guard alongside a guard]. ¹⁷ Six Levites stood guard every day at the East Gate; four stood guard every day at the North Gate; four stood guard every day at the South Gate; and two at a time guarded the storehouse. ¹⁸ There were two guards at the ·western court [colonnade; Parbar; ^Cthe gateway leading up to the Temple] and four guards on the road.