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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 9:24

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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In four quarters were the porters, etc.] For, according to the Targum on (<130922>1 Chronicles 9:22) there were twenty four wards: towards the east, west, north, and south; and, as the same paraphrase has it, six wards to the east, six to the west, six to the north, and six to the south.
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