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2 Chronicles 23:19

17 So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

18 Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.

He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.

20 He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,

21 and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.

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BSB
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
KJV
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
WEB
He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
ASV
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
DARBY
And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.
BLB
And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of YHWH, so that no one being unclean in any way should enter.
ÅB
Og han satte dørvoktere ved portene til Herrens hus, for at ingen som var blitt uren på noen måte, skulle komme inn der.
OTB
Han plasserte portvoktere ved portene til Herrens hus, slik at ingen skulle komme inn som på noen måte var uren.
B1930
Og han satte dørvoktere ved portene til Herrens hus, forat ingen som var blitt uren på nogen måte, skulde komme inn der.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 9:22–24

    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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:1–32

    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

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