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1 Chronicles 26:12
12Each group of guards had a leader. Like the other Levites, each group had a job to do as they served the Lord in his temple.
1 Chronicles 26:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the Lord, just as their relatives had.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord.
Context of 1 Chronicles 26:12
10From Merari's descendants there was Hosah. He had four sons: Shimri was his firstborn son. His father chose him to be the leader among his sons, but he was not the oldest of them. 11Hilkiah was Hosah's second son, Tebaliah was his third son and Zechariah was his fourth son. 13 men from among Hosah's sons and relatives worked as guards for the temple. Each group of guards had a leader. Like the other Levites, each group had a job to do as they served the Lord in his temple. 13They used lots to decide which family group would be the guards for each gate of the temple. They chose the jobs for everyone in the same way, important people and ordinary people. 14They chose Shelemiah's group to be guards for the East gate. They chose his son Zechariah's group for the North gate. Zechariah was a wise man who gave good advice.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 26:12 word by word
לְ֠אֵלֶּה מַחְלְק֨וֹת הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִשְׁמָר֖וֹת לְעֻמַּ֣ת אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לְשָׁרֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
- of the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
- among the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- menגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
- wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
- one againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
- anotherאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
- to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
- in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:12
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The rest of this chapter, with the whole of the 28th, is wanting both in the Syriac and Arabic.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12This verse is obscure, but its probable meaning is the following: “To these divisions of the porters, principal men, (were assigned) the watches, together with their brethren, for service in the house of the Lord;” i. e., the “chief men” 1 Chronicles 26:1-11, amounting to no more than 93, kept the watch and ward of the house, together with a further number of their brethren (4,000, 1 Chronicles 23:5), who assisted them from time to time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men--These were charged with the duty of superintending the watches, being heads of the twenty-four courses of porters. 1Ch 26:13-19. The Gates Assigned by Lot.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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