1 Chronicles 26:17

1 Chronicles 26:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
• New International Version (NIV)There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the storehouse two by two.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:17

15They chose Obed-Edom's group to be guards at the South gate. They chose his sons to be guards for the rooms where they kept valuable things. 16They chose Shuppim's group and Hosah's group to be guards at the West gate, as well as the Shalleketh Gate on the higher road. They chose the times for each group of guards to work each day. Six Levites watched the east side of the temple. Four men watched the north side and four men watched the south side. Two guards worked together at each room where they kept valuable things. 18There were four guards on the road near the yard at the west side of the temple. And there were two guards in the yard. 19That was the work of the different groups of guards who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

1 Chronicles 26:17 word by word

לַמִּזְרָח֮ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם שִׁשָּׁה֒ לַצָּפ֤וֹנָה לַיּוֹם֙ אַרְבָּעָ֔ה לַנֶּ֥גְבָּה לַיּ֖וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֑ה וְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖ים שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁנָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Eastwardמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• northwardצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• southwardנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• and toward Asuppimאָסֹף'âsûph · storehouseH624
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:17

• 1 Chronicles 9:24The guards stood on the four sides of the Lord's house: the east, west, north and south sides.
• 2 Chronicles 8:14Solomon gave jobs to each group of priests as his father David had commanded. He also gave the Levites their jobs to do each day. They led the music to worship God and they helped the priests with their work. He gave each group of guards a job to watch the gates of the temple. He told them all to do this in the way that God's servant David had commanded.
• 1 Chronicles 26:15They chose Obed-Edom's group to be guards at the South gate. They chose his sons to be guards for the rooms where they kept valuable things.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Eastward were six Levites - It is supposed that there were more guards set at this eastern gate, because it was more frequented than the others. At each of the other gates were only four; at this, six.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Toward Asuppim two and two - It is conjectured that the “store-house” in question (1 Chronicles 26:15 note) had two doors, to each of which two porters were appointed.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