Graphic Bible · Scene 19 of 33

Shallum and a fellow keeper watch beside closed wooden doors at night.
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1 Chronicles 9:27

Night watch and morning opening

Jerusalem’s Households and Faithful Service · 1 Chronicles 9

Story guide: The keepers remain around God’s house through the night and open it each morning. Paired night and dawn scenes preserve the same entrance and cast.

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27They spent the night around the house of God, because the duty of guarding it was upon them, and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

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