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1 Chronicles 9:18

Levi

16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;

he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.

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BSB
he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
KJV
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
WEB
who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
ASV
who hitherto [waited] in the king`s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
DARBY
And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.
BLB
and until then at the Gate of the King on the east they [had been] the gatekeepers for the camps of the sons of Levi.
ÅB
og like til nå står de[^2] ved Kongeporten, mot øst. Dette var portnerne i Levis barns leire.
OTB
Inntil nå hadde han vært ved kongens port mot øst. Disse var portvaktene for leiren til Levis sønner.
B1930
og like til nu står de ved Kongeporten, mot øst. Dette var portnerne i Levis barns leire. / < d.e. Sallums efterkommere.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 46:1–2

    “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.

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  • Acts 3:11

    While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:12–19

    These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.

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  • Ezekiel 44:2–3

    And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

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  • 2 Kings 11:19

    He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

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  • 1 Kings 10:5

    the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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