²⁷ And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and ^(A)they had charge of opening it every morning.

³⁰ And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, ³¹ and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord ^(A)on Sabbaths, ^(B)new moons, and feast days, ^(C)according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. ³² Thus ^(D)they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the ^(E)service of the house of the Lord.

⁷ if ^(A)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;

^10 (A)Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, ^(B)and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

¹⁵ Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.