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1 Chronicles 9:23

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Porters;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Keys;   Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Priests and Levites;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Porter;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ward;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Doorkeeper;   Korahites;   Port;   Ward;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.
Hebrew Names Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord , that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
New Century Version
The gatekeepers and their descendants had to guard the gates of the Temple of the Lord . (The Temple took the place of the Holy Tent.)
New English Translation
They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord 's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).
Amplified Bible
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.
New American Standard Bible
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tent, in their divisions of service.
World English Bible
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they & their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes.
Legacy Standard Bible
So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, as those who kept watch.
Berean Standard Bible
So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD-the house called the Tent.
Contemporary English Version
and now they guarded the temple gates.
Complete Jewish Bible
They and their descendants supervised the gates of the house of Adonai , that is, the house of the tent, by periods of duty.
Darby Translation
And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.
Easy-to-Read Version
The gatekeepers and their descendants had the responsibility of guarding the gates of the Lord 's house, the Holy Tent.
George Lamsa Translation
For they appointed them and their sons to keep the gates of the house of the LORD and the house of the tabernacle of the congregation, as guards.
Good News Translation
They and their descendants continued to guard the gates to the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.
Literal Translation
And they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tabernacle, by watches.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that they and their children shulde kepe the house of the LORDE, namely to kepe the watch of ye house of the Tabernacle.
American Standard Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Bible in Basic English
So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the Tent, by wards.
King James Version (1611)
So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the Tabernacle, by wards.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.
English Revised Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
both hem and the sones of hem in the doris of the hows of the Lord, and in the tabernacle of witnessyng, bi her whiles.
Update Bible Version
So they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.
New Living Translation
These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent.
New Life Bible
So they and their sons were gate-keepers of the Lord's house, the holy tent.
New Revised Standard
So they and their descendants were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord , that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches.
Douay-Rheims Bible
As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.
Revised Standard Version
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
Young's Literal Translation
And they and their sons [are] over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, as guards.

Contextual Overview

14From the Levites were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite; then Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zicri, the son of Asaph; also Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and finally Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 17The security guards were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the chief and up to now the security guard at the King's Gate on the east. They also served as security guards at the camps of Levite families. 19Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, along with his brothers in the Korahite family, were in charge of the services of worship as doorkeepers of the Tent, as their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the camp of God. In the early days, Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the security guards—God be with him! Now Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the security guard at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. The number of those who had been chosen to be security guards was 212—they were officially registered in their own camps. David and Samuel the seer handpicked them for their dependability. They and their sons had the permanent responsibility for guarding the gates of God's house, the house of worship; the main security guards were posted at the four entrances, east, west, north, and south; their brothers in the villages were scheduled to give them relief weekly—the four main security guards were responsible for round-the-clock surveillance. 26Being Levites, they were responsible for the security of all supplies and valuables in the house of God. They kept watch all through the night and had the key to open the doors each morning. Some were in charge of the articles used in The Temple worship—they counted them both when they brought them in and when they took them out. Others were in charge of supplies in the sanctuary—flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices. And some of the priests were assigned to mixing the oils for the perfume. The Levite Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for baking the bread for the services of worship. Some of the brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were assigned to preparing the bread set out on the table each Sabbath. 33And then there were the musicians, all heads of Levite families. They had permanent living quarters in The Temple; because they were on twenty-four-hour duty, they were exempt from all other duties. These were the heads of Levite families as designated in their family tree. They lived in Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the oversight: 1 Chronicles 23:32, 2 Chronicles 23:19, Nehemiah 12:45, Ezekiel 44:10, Ezekiel 44:11, Ezekiel 44:14

Reciprocal: Numbers 18:5 - And ye Psalms 134:1 - which by night Ezekiel 40:45 - the keepers

Cross-References

Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.
Leviticus 19:32
"Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God. I am God .
Galatians 6:1
Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
1 Timothy 5:1
Don't be harsh or impatient with an older man. Talk to him as you would your own father, and to the younger men as your brothers. Reverently honor an older woman as you would your mother, and the younger women as sisters.
1 Timothy 5:17
Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, "Don't muzzle a working ox" and "A worker deserves his pay."
1 Timothy 5:19
Don't listen to a complaint against a leader that isn't backed up by two or three responsible witnesses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord,.... They that were appointed in David's time to watch the gates of the temple, their posterity succeeded them in that office; for it was hereditary:

namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards; that which was at Gibeon in David's time, and now one was erected until the temple was built.


 
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