1 Chronicles 26:12

1 Chronicles 26:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the Lord, just as their relatives had.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:12

10Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first and chief (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first), 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all. To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties, like their relatives, to minister in the house of the Lord. 13They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate. 14The lot for the east [gates] fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north [gates].

1 Chronicles 26:12 word by word

לְ֠אֵלֶּה מַחְלְק֨וֹת הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִשְׁמָר֖וֹת לְעֻמַּ֣ת אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לְשָׁרֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• of the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• among the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• menגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• one againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
• anotherאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:12

• 1 Chronicles 25:8The musicians cast lots for their duties, everyone alike, the small (younger) as well as the great (older), the teacher as well as the student.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The rest of this chapter, with the whole of the 28th, is wanting both in the Syriac and Arabic.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12This verse is obscure, but its probable meaning is the following: “To these divisions of the porters, principal men, (were assigned) the watches, together with their brethren, for service in the house of the Lord;” i. e., the “chief men” 1 Chronicles 26:1-11, amounting to no more than 93, kept the watch and ward of the house, together with a further number of their brethren (4,000, 1 Chronicles 23:5), who assisted them from time to time.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men--These were charged with the duty of superintending the watches, being heads of the twenty-four courses of porters. 1Ch 26:13-19. The Gates Assigned by Lot.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:12

• Church

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• David
• Division
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Merari
• Port; Porter
• Temple
• Ward

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary