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1 Chronicles 26:18
18At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.
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
16To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch. 17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two. At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico. 19These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari. 20And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
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לַפַּרְבָּ֖ר לַֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב אַרְבָּעָה֙ לַֽמְסִלָּ֔ה שְׁנַ֖יִם לַפַּרְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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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
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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
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