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2 Chronicles 23:19

And Jehoiada put the gate-keepers in their places of the Lord's house. This was so no one would go in who was in any way unclean.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Joash or Jehoash;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gatekeeper;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Athaliah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joash;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anoint;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Doorkeeper;   Jehoiada;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Joash;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
Hebrew Names Version
He set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.
New Century Version
Jehoiada put guards at the gates of the Temple of the Lord so that anyone who was unclean in any way could not enter.
New English Translation
He posted guards at the gates of the Lord 's temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.
Amplified Bible
Jehoiada stationed the gatekeepers [at the gates] of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.
New American Standard Bible
He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.
World English Bible
He set the porters at the gates of the house of Yahweh, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he set porters by the gates of ye house of the Lord, that none that was vncleane in any thing, should enter in.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he caused the gatekeepers of the house of Yahweh to stand, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.
Berean Standard Bible
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoiada ordered the guards at the temple gates to keep out anyone who was unclean.
Complete Jewish Bible
He stationed guards at the gates of the house of Adonai , so that no one who was unclean in any respect could enter.
Darby Translation
And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoiada put guards at the gates of the Lord 's Temple to prevent any unclean person from entering the Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD SO that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
Good News Translation
Jehoiada also put guards on duty at the Temple gates to keep out anyone who was ritually unclean.
Lexham English Bible
And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Yahweh so that no person unclean with respect to any matter could enter.
Literal Translation
And he stationed the keepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah; and the unclean could not in any way go in.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye porters set he at ye gates of ye house of ye LORDE, yt none shulde entre, which were defiled wt eny maner of thinge.
American Standard Version
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
Bible in Basic English
And he put door-keepers at the doors of the Lord's house, to see that no one who was unclean in any way might come in.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he set porters by the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was vncleane in any thing shoulde enter in.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none that was unclean in any thing should enter in.
King James Version (1611)
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was vncleane in any thing, should enter in.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also he ordeynede porteris in the yatis of the hows of the Lord, that an vnclene man in ony thing schulde not entre in to it.
Update Bible Version
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Yahweh, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none [who was] unclean in any thing should enter.
New King James Version
And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter.
New Living Translation
He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord 's Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.
New Revised Standard
He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he caused gatekeepers to stand, at the gates of the house of Yahweh, - that no one who was unclean should, on any account, enter.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He appointed also porters in the gates of the house of the Lord, that none who was unclean in any thing should enter in.
Revised Standard Version
He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.
Young's Literal Translation
and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.

Contextual Overview

12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came into the house of the Lord to the people. 13 She looked and saw the king beside his pillar at the gate. The captains and those who blew the horns were beside the king. And all the people of the land were filled with joy and blew horns. The singers were playing music and leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and called out, "They are turning against the queen!" 14 Then Jehoiada the religious leader brought out the captains of hundreds who were over the army, and said to them, "Bring her out from among the groups of people. And kill with the sword whoever follows her." For the religious leader said, "Do not kill her in the house of the Lord." 15 So they took hold of her. And when she came to the Horse Gate of the king's house, they killed her there. 16 Then Jehoiada made an agreement between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the Lord's people. 17 All the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They broke in pieces his altars and the objects made to look like him. And they killed Mattan the religious leader of Baal in front of the altars. 18 Then Jehoiada put the duties of the Lord's house under the care of the religious leaders and the Levites. David had chosen them to take care of the Lord's house. They were to give the burnt gifts of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses. It was to be done with joy and singing, as David had told them. 19 And Jehoiada put the gate-keepers in their places of the Lord's house. This was so no one would go in who was in any way unclean. 20 Then he took the captains of hundreds, the princes, the leaders of the people, and all the people of the land. And they brought the king down from the house of the Lord. They came through the high gate to the king's house. And they placed the king upon the throne of the nation. 21 So all the people of the land were filled with joy, and the city was quiet. For they had killed Athaliah with the sword.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

porters: 1 Chronicles 9:23, 1 Chronicles 9:24, 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:19 - by the way

Cross-References

Genesis 3:19
You will eat bread by the sweat of your face because of hard work, until you return to the ground, because you were taken from the ground. You are dust, and you will return to dust."
Genesis 23:9
Ask him to give me the grave of Machpelah which he has at the other side of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price in front of you, for a place to bury my wife."
Genesis 23:10
Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham so what he said could be heard by the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.
Genesis 47:30
But let me lie down with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried." And Joseph said, "I will do as you have said."
Genesis 50:13
They carried him to the land of Canaan. They buried him in the grave of the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre, which Abraham had bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a burying place.
Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel promise. He said, "God will take care of you. And you will carry my bones from here."
Job 30:23
For I know that You will bring me to death, to the place for all the living.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man becomes the father of a hundred children and lives many years until he is very old, but he is not happy with good things, and is not buried as he should be, then I say that the child who dies before it is born is shown more favor than he.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
Men will be afraid of a high place and of fears on the road. Flowers will grow on the almond tree. The grasshopper will pull himself along. And desire will be at an end. For man will go to his home that lasts forever, while people filled with sorrow go about in the street.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. And the spirit will return to God Who gave it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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