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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 26:16

Shuppim and Hosah were allotted the west gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road. Guard duty was divided into assigned periods, one after another.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Porters;   Shallecheth;   Shuppim;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gates;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Walls;   Ward, or Guard;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Causeway;   Shallecheth, the Gate of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hosah;   Jerusalem;   Parbar;   Shallecheth, the Gate;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hosah;   Shallecheth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammiel;   Causey;   Chronicles, I;   Hosah;   Jerusalem;   Merari, Merarites;   Muppim;   Nethinim;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Causeway;   Hosah ;   Shallecheth ;   Shuppim ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Levites;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeru'salem;   Shal'lecheth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Causeway;   Dial of Ahaz, the;   Merari;   Muppim;   Shallecheth, the Gate;   Shephupham;   Shuppim;   Ward;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Police Laws;   Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.
Hebrew Names Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
King James Version
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
English Standard Version
For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.
New Century Version
Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road. Guards stood side by side with guards.
New English Translation
Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.
Amplified Bible
To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot fell] for the west [gates], by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway, division by division.
New American Standard Bible
For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.
World English Bible
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
Geneva Bible (1587)
To Shuppim & to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde.
Legacy Standard Bible
For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.
Berean Standard Bible
The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.
Contemporary English Version
Shuppim and Hosah were chosen to guard the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road. The guards were assigned the following work schedule:
Complete Jewish Bible
Shupim and Hosah were allotted the west gate and the Shallekhet Gate at the highway that goes up, with corresponding guards.
Darby Translation
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.
Easy-to-Read Version
Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road. Guards stood side by side.
George Lamsa Translation
To Shuppim and Hasah the lot fell westward, as far as the gate which is made in the road that goes up, watch opposite watch.
Lexham English Bible
For Shuppim and Hosah it went out for the west, at the gate of Shalleketh, on the road that goes up, guard for guard.
Literal Translation
Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate of Shallecheth, going up by the highway, guard corresponding to guard.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto Supim and Hossa towarde the West by the gate of Salechet in the strete of the burntofferinges, where the tabernacles stonde together.
American Standard Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.
Bible in Basic English
To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Shuppim and Hosa toward the west, with the gate Shallecheth by the paued streate that goeth vpward, one watch being ouer against an other.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.
King James Version (1611)
To Shuppim and Hosa, the lot came foorth Westward with the gate Shallecheth, by the causey of the going vp, ward against ward.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They gave the lot for the second to Osa westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.
English Revised Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sephyma and Thosa weren at the west, bisidis the yate that ledith to the weie of stiyng, kepyng ayens kepyng.
Update Bible Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
Webster's Bible Translation
To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot came forth] westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the way of the ascent, ward against ward.
New King James Version
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway--watchman opposite watchman.
New Living Translation
Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly.
New Life Bible
Shuppim and Hosah's names were drawn for the west gate beside the gate of Shallecheth, on the road that goes up a hill. Each one was given his duty to watch.
New Revised Standard
For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending road. Guard corresponded to guard.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To Shuppim and to Hosah, westward, near the refuse-gate, in the causeway that goeth up, - one ward as well as another.
Douay-Rheims Bible
To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.
Revised Standard Version
For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shal'lecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.
Young's Literal Translation
to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

Contextual Overview

1 These are the assignments of work for the Levites who served as Temple guards. From the clan of Korah there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Asaph. 2 He had seven sons, listed in order of age: Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, 3 Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai. 4 There was also Obed Edom, whom God blessed by giving him eight sons, listed in order of age: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sachar, Nethanel, 5 Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. 6Obed Edom's oldest son, Shemaiah, had six sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were important men in their clan because of their great ability; the last two were especially talented. 8 Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work. 9 Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men. 10 From the clan of Merari there was Hosah, who had four sons: Shimri (his father made him the leader, even though he was not the oldest son), 11 Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. In all there were thirteen members of Hosah's family who were Temple guards.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hosah: 1 Chronicles 26:10, 1 Chronicles 26:11

Shallecheth: That is, ejection; probably the gate through which all the filth which from time to time might accumulate in the temple and its courts, was cast out.

causeway: 1 Kings 10:5, 2 Chronicles 9:4

ward against ward: That is, their stations were opposite to each other; as the north to the south, and the east to the west. 1 Chronicles 26:12, 1 Chronicles 25:8, Nehemiah 12:24

Cross-References

Exodus 1:9
He said to his people, "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward,.... Of Shuppim no mention is before made; of Hosah, see 1 Chronicles 26:10 their lot was to be placed at the gates on the western wall, where were four; the two more southward being assigned to the sons of Obededom, whose lot also was southward, are taken notice of under the division in the preceding verse; Parbar was another, 1 Chronicles 26:18, and another follows here:

with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up; this gate was in later times called Coponius, from the name of a Roman commander, in the times of Herod, who might give it this name on his account; it might have the name of Shallecheth either from "sending out", or carrying out the filth of the temple through it; or rather from "casting up the causeway", as here expressed, which was the going up, or ascent, Solomon made, by which he went up to the temple, 1 Kings 20:5 and which agrees with the description Josephus a gives of one of the gates on the western wall, that it led to the royal palace, the valley between being filled up for the passage; on each side of which causeway, it is said, grew oaks and teil trees, see Isaiah 6:13 which served both to keep up the causeway, and to make a fine, pleasant, shady walk for the king to pass through to the temple; all which are observed by Dr. Lightfoot b:

ward against ward; for as the gates answered one another, so the wards or watches at them.

a Antiqu. l. 15. c. 11. sect. 5. b Ut supra, (Prospect of the Temple), c. 5. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All recent commentators seem to be agreed that the words “to Shuppim” ought to be cancelled, the name having arisen from an accidental repetition of the preceding word, “Asuppim.”

The gate Shallecheth - literally, “the gate of projection” - the gate, i. e., through which were “thrown out” the sweepings of the temple, the ashes, the offal of the victims, and the like.

The causeway of the going up - Compare the marginal reference note.

Ward against ward - Or, “watch opposite to watch.” Hosah had in charge both the western gate of the temple, and also the gate Shallecheth, which was in the outer wall, opposite. Hence, he had to keep two watches, one over against the other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 26:16. The gate Shallecheth — The gate of the projections: probably that through which all the offal of the temple was carried out.


 
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