English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:17
17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief);
1 Chronicles 9:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
- New International Version (NIV)The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
Context of 1 Chronicles 9:17
15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; 16and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); 18until then they were in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. 19Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:17 word by word
וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ שַׁלּ֣וּם וְעַקּ֔וּב וְטַלְמֹ֖ן וַאֲחִימָ֑ן וַאֲחִיהֶ֥ם שַׁלּ֖וּם הָרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
- Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
- and Akkubעַקּוּב‛aqqûb · AkkubH6126
- and Talmonטַלְמוֹןţalmôn · TalmonH2929
- and Ahimanאֲחִימַן'ăchîyman 'ăchîymân · AhimanH289
- and their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
- the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:17
- 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise."
- 1 Chronicles 26:1As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- Nehemiah 11:19The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172.
- 1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:17
- 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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