2 Chronicles 23:19

2 Chronicles 23:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
• New International Version (NIV)He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:19

17So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed its altars and images and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars. 18Then Jehoiada put the oversight of the Lord’s temple into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the Lord’s temple, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and song ordained by David. He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason. 20Then he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the throne of the kingdom. 21All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword.

2 Chronicles 23:19 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ הַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יָבֹ֥א טָמֵ֖א לְכָל־דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• at the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• in any thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• should enter inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:19

• 1 Chronicles 9:23So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.
• 1 Chronicles 26:1The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:19

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Jehoiada the priest helped Joash become king, restoring David's dynasty and bringing back temple worship as David instructed.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Athaliah
• Doorkeeper
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• 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
• EGW Writings