English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 23:19
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.
2 Chronicles 23:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
- New International Version (NIV)He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.
Context of 2 Chronicles 23:19
17Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David. He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean. 20And he took the captains, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the upper gate to the king's house. And they set the king on the royal throne. 21So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword.
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וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ הַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יָבֹ֥א טָמֵ֖א לְכָל־דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
- at the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- in any thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- should enter inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23
- 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
- EGW Writings
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