1 Chronicles 9:23

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:23

21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22All 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. 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. 24The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. 25And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,

1 Chronicles 9:23 word by word

וְהֵ֨ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים לְבֵית־יְהוָ֛ה לְבֵ֥ית־הָאֹ֖הֶל לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they and their childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the oversight of the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• by wardsמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:23

• 1 Chronicles 23:32Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.
• Nehemiah 12:45And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
• Ezekiel 44:10But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment.

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:23

• Porters

In the dictionaries

• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Doorkeeper
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Port; Porter
• Ward
• Dan
• trust, trusted, trustworthy, trustworthiness

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