who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Who hitherto was assigned to the king's east side gate. They were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.
stationed until now in the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the Levites’ camp.
For until that time, at the gate of the king to the east, the sons of Levi served in their turns.
Until that time, in the king's gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.
