1 Chronicles 9:27
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 23:32
Parallel
1 Chronicles 23:32 summarizes Levites' duty over the sanctuary and service, directly expanding the specific guarding role described here.
1 Samuel 3:15
Parallel
In 1 Samuel 3:15, Samuel opens the doors of the house of the Lord, directly mirroring the morning opening duty described here.
Jeremiah 35:4
Parallel
Jeremiah 35:4 mentions a doorkeeper's chamber, directly referencing the same role of those who open the temple doors each morning.
Malachi 1:10
Contrast
Malachi 1:10 laments that someone would shut the temple doors, contrasting the keepers' duty to open them each morning.