1 Chronicles 26:18

1 Chronicles 26:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
• New International Version (NIV)As for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court itself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As for the Parbar on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:18

16it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch. 17There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses. As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court. 19Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and Merarites. 20From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.

1 Chronicles 26:18 word by word

לַפַּרְבָּ֖ר לַֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב אַרְבָּעָה֙ לַֽמְסִלָּ֔ה שְׁנַ֖יִם לַפַּרְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At Parbarפַּרְוָרparbâr parvâr · colonnadeH6503
• westwardמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb ma‛ărâbâh · westH4628
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• at the causewayמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:18

• 2 Kings 23:11He did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They had been at the entrance of the Lord’s temple in the precincts by the chamber of Nathan-melech, the eunuch. He also burned the chariots of the sun.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18“Parbar” must designate here the space between the western wall of the temple building and the wall of the court, which would be a sort of “precinct” or “purlieu” of the temple (2 Kings 23:11 note). Here were two gates, at one of which two guards were stationed; while at the Shallecheth, which gave upon the causeway, there were four. In this whole account, the temple is spoken of as if it were existing, when it was not as yet built. We must suppose that…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. Eastward were six Levites--because the gate there was the most frequented. There were four at the north gate; four at the south, at the storehouse which was adjoining the south, and which had two entrance gates, one leading in a southwesterly direction to the city, and the other direct west, two porters each. At the Parbar towards the west, there were six men posted--four at the causeway or ascent (1Ch 26:16), and two at Parbar, amounting to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:18

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• Causeway
• Chronicles, Books of
• Parbar
• Suburbs
• Adonijah
• Causeway; Causey
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
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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