1 Chronicles 9:22

²⁰ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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.

²³ So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

²⁴ In four quarters were the porters, toward the 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
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
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1 Chronicles 23:1–32
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
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1 Chronicles 9:31
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
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1 Chronicles 28:13
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 25:1–26
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
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1 Chronicles 28:21
And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
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1 Chronicles 26:1–2
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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2 Chronicles 31:18
And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
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