but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.

这四个门领都是利未人，各有紧要的职任，看守神殿的仓库。

这些守卫的四个领袖都是利未人，各有受托的职任，看守上帝殿的房间和宝库。

这些守卫的四个领袖都是利未人，各有受托的职任，看守神殿的房间和宝库。

四个殿门守卫长都是利未人，负责看守上帝殿的房间和库房。

四个殿门的守卫长都是利未人，受托看守神的殿的房间和库房。

這四個門領都是利未人，各有緊要的職任，看守神殿的倉庫。

這些守衛的四個領袖都是利未人，各有受託的職任，看守上帝殿的房間和寶庫。

這些守衛的四個領袖都是利未人，各有受託的職任，看守神殿的房間和寶庫。

四個殿門守衛長都是利未人，負責看守上帝殿的房間和庫房。

四個殿門的守衛長都是利未人，受託看守神的殿的房間和庫房。

這四個看門主任都是利未人。他們是受託經常上班看守上帝之殿的貯藏室和府庫。

閽長四人、皆利未族、任其要職、守上帝室之倉庫、

利未族中、為閽長者四人、因其敏捷、使守上帝室、及諸府庫。

此利未人、即守門者之四長、諸事忠心、亦守主殿之倉廩府庫、

But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.

But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.

for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.

The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.

but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.

for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, served in an official capacity, and were in charge of the chambers and in charge of the treasuries in the house of God.

For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in[ their] set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.

for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.

A priest of Aaronic descent must accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites must take a tenth of this offering to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth of everything.As for the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought a tenth of the cattle and sheep, and a tenth of the dedicated things that were consecrated to the Lord their God. They gathered them into large piles.In the third month they began building up the piles, and they finished in the seventh month.When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they praised the Lord and His people Israel.Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the piles.Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him,“ Since they began bringing the offering to the Lord’s temple, we eat and are satisfied and there is plenty left over because the Lord has blessed His people; this abundance is what is left over.”Hezekiah told them to prepare chambers in the Lord’s temple, and they prepared them.The offering, the tenth, and the dedicated things were brought faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.

From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord’s temple.

and had prepared a large room for him where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, and the tenths of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.