1 Chronicles 9:22

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

²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.

²³ So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.

²⁴ The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
KJV: All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
WEB: All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.
ASV: All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
DARBY: All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust.
BLB: All those chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds [were] two hundred and twelve. They in their villages were reckoned—David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.

ÅB: Alle disse som var utvalgt til portnere ved dørtresklene, var to hundre og tolv i tallet; de var innført i slektslister etter sine landsbyer; David og seeren Samuel hadde innsatt dem som menn de hadde tillit til.
OTB: Alle de som ble valgt til å være portvakter ved tersklene var 212.
Disse ble innskrevet i slektslister i sine bosetninger,
de som David og Samuel, seeren, utnevnte i deres tillitsverv.
B1930: Alle disse som var utvalgt til portnere ved dørtresklene, var to hundre og tolv i tallet; de var innført i ættelister efter sine landsbyer; David og seeren Samuel hadde innsatt dem som menn de hadde tillit til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
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1 Chronicles 23:1–32
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
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1 Chronicles 9:31
A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
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1 Chronicles 28:13
for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
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1 Chronicles 25:1–26
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
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1 Chronicles 28:21
The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
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1 Chronicles 26:1–2
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
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2 Chronicles 31:18
The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters in the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.
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