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1 Chronicles 9:23
23And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.
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 doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 22All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust. And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there. 24At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come after [every] seven days from time to time 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 they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.
- Nehemiah 12:45And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son.
- Ezekiel 44:10But the Levites who went away far from me, when Israel went astray, going astray from me after their idols, they shall even 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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