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The Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 9:21

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Meshelemiah;   Porters;   Zechariah (Zecharias);   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Meshelemiah;   Porter;   Zechariah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Meshelemiah;   Porter;   Zechariah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Meshelemiah;   Shallum;   Zechariah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Meshelemiah;   Priests and Levites;   Writing;   Zechariah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Meshelemiah ;   Porter;   Zechariah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Meshelemi'ah;   Zechari'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Korahites;   Kore;   Meshelemiah;   Port;   Zechariah (1);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Hebrew Names Version
Zekharyah the son of Meshelemyah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
King James Version
And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
English Standard Version
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
New Century Version
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Temple.
New English Translation
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.
Amplified Bible
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
New American Standard Bible
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
World English Bible
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah was the porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
Legacy Standard Bible
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Berean Standard Bible
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Contemporary English Version
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also one of the guards at the temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
Z'kharyah the son of Meshelemyah guarded the entryway to the tent of meeting.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Holy Tent.
George Lamsa Translation
And Zechariah the son of Meshallum was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Good News Translation
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also a guard at the entrance to the Tent of the Lord 's presence.
Lexham English Bible
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the doorway to the tent of assembly.
Literal Translation
Zechariah of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sacharia the sonne of Meselemia was keper at the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse.
American Standard Version
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
Bible in Basic English
Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Zacharia the sonne of Meselemia kept the watch before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
King James Version (1611)
And Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah, was porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Zacharias the son of Mosollami was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
English Revised Version
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Zacarie, the sone of Mosollam, was porter of the yate of the tabernacle of witnessyng.
Update Bible Version
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
Webster's Bible Translation
[And] Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
New King James Version
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
New Living Translation
And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle.
New Life Bible
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah watched the gate of the meeting tent.
New Revised Standard
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, was door-keeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:
Revised Standard Version
Zechari'ah the son of Meshelemi'ah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah [is] gatekeeper at the opening of the tent of meeting.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Contextual Overview

14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief. 18 And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance. 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 22 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. 23 And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zechariah: 1 Chronicles 26:14

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:23 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God.
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.
Genesis 9:4
Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.
Genesis 9:15
and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Genesis 9:16
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
Romans 13:13
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
1 Corinthians 10:12
So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
Galatians 5:21
envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah,.... Some think this refers to one that was in the times of David; but it seems rather to respect one that was after the Babylonish captivity, see 1 Chronicles 26:1 though he and his brethren were in an office established in the times of David, and the order of which was now, as then, observed:

was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: who was the chief porter, and kept the door; either that led into the outer court, and kept out all unclean persons from entering there; or that which led into the court of the priests, that none but priests might enter there.


 
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