1 Chronicles 9:23

1 Chronicles 9:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord—the house called the tent of meeting.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:23

21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. 22All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. They were enrolled by their genealogies in their villages [around Jerusalem], these men [whose grandfathers] David and Samuel the seer had appointed to their official duty. 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. 24The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south. 25Their relatives in their villages were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;

1 Chronicles 9:23 word by word

וְהֵ֨ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים לְבֵית־יְהוָ֛ה לְבֵ֥ית־הָאֹ֖הֶל לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they and their childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the oversight of the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• by wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:23

• 1 Chronicles 23:32So they shall be responsible for the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place, and the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19Jehoiada stationed the gatekeepers [at the gates] of the house of the Lord, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.
• Nehemiah 12:45And they performed the worship of their God and the service of purification; so did the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had commanded.
• Ezekiel 44:10But the Levites who went far away from Me when Israel went astray, who went astray from Me after their idols, they shall bear the punishment for their sin and guilt.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:23

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:23

• Porters

In the dictionaries

• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Doorkeeper
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Port; Porter
• Ward
• Dan
• trust, trusted, trustworthy, trustworthiness

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary