27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

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

27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

27 They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

27 They stayed up all night guarding the Temple of God, and they opened it every morning.

27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

27 for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

27 They would spend the night stationed around God’s temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning. 

27 They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

27 And they would spend the night near the house of God; for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

27 And they lodged all around the house of God, for upon them was a responsibility. And they had charge of opening the house of God every morning.

27 They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That’s because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened the temple each morning.

27 They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.