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Updated Bible Version

1 Chronicles 9:21

Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of 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.
Darby Translation
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance 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.
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 Mica, 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, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), 18 who until now [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the sons of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry. 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was leader over them in time past, [and] Yahweh was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. 22 All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust. 23 So they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zechariah: 1 Chronicles 26:14

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:23 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, [and] perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; As the green herb I have given you all.
Genesis 9:4
But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, you shall not eat.
Genesis 9:15
and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Genesis 9:16
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whoever errs thereby is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not [a] righteous man on earth, that does good, and does not sin.
Romans 13:13
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and sexual immorality, not in strife and jealousy.
1 Corinthians 10:12
Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Galatians 5:21
envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things similar to these; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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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