American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:23
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
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 the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. 22All 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 did ordain in their office of trust. So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards. 24On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:23 word by word
וְהֵ֨ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים לְבֵית־יְהוָ֛ה לְבֵ֥ית־הָאֹ֖הֶל לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:23
- 1 Chronicles 23:32and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
- Nehemiah 12:45And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
- Ezekiel 44:10But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
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
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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
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