1 Chronicles 9:22

1 Chronicles 9:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
• New International Version (NIV)Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:22

20Eleazar's son Phinehas had been the leader of the guards at one time. The Lord was with Phinehas to help him. 21Meshelemiah's son Zechariah was also a guard at the entrance of the tent where the Lord met with his people. There were 212 guards for the gates of the temple. Their names were written in the lists of their ancestors, for each village where they lived. King David and the prophet Samuel had chosen their ancestors to do this important work as guards. 23Those men and their descendants had to stand as guards at the gates of the Lord's Holy Place, which had been a special tent. 24The guards stood on the four sides of the Lord's house: the east, west, north and south sides.

1 Chronicles 9:22 word by word

כֻּלָּ֤ם הַבְּרוּרִים֙ לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים בַּסִּפִּ֔ים מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הֵ֤מָּה בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם הֵ֣מָּה יִסַּ֥ד דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹאֶ֖ה בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• chosenבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305
• to be portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• in the gatesסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
• two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• and twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• These were reckoned by their genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• in their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• whomהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• the seerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• did ordainיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• in their set officeאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:22

• 1 Chronicles 9:16There was also Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah and grandson of Galal, who was Jeduthun's son. And there was Berekiah, the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah. Elkanah had lived in the villages of the Netophath people.
• Nehemiah 11:25Many people of Judah lived in villages with their farms near them. Some of them lived in Kiriath Arba, Dibon and Jekabzeel, and in the villages near those towns.
• Nehemiah 12:28The temple singers came together from places near Jerusalem. They came from villages round Netophah,
• 1 Chronicles 23:1David was old and his life had nearly finished. He chose his son Solomon to rule over Israel as king.
• 1 Chronicles 28:13David gave Solomon the rules for the work of the priests and Levites. He gave him a list of the different kinds of work that each group must do in the Lord's temple. He also gave him a list of the special things that were used to serve the Lord in the temple.
• 1 Samuel 9:9(That was the custom in Israel. If someone needed to hear a message from God, he would say, ‘We should go and talk with the seer.’ The man that we now call a prophet was called a ‘seer’ at that time.)
• 1 Chronicles 9:26There were four faithful Levite guards who led the work. They kept safe the rooms in God's house where they stored valuable things and money.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The porters, like the singers Nehemiah 12:29, dwelt for the most part in the villages round Jerusalem. They were the descendants of those originally selected for the work by David. David‘s arrangements are here regarded as having had the sanction of Samuel - which would imply that he planned them in the lifetime of Saul, while he was still a fugitive and an outlaw.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:22

• David
• Porters
• Prophets
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• David
• Samuel
• Seer
• Abiasaph
• Choose; Chosen
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Doorkeeper
• Gate
• Genealogy

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