God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 9:18
18Formerly, they were stationed at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite quarters.
1 Chronicles 9:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
- New International Version (NIV)being stationed at the King’s Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)until then they were in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east.
Context of 1 Chronicles 9:18
16Obadiah (son of Shemaiah, grandson of Galal, and great-grandson of Jeduthun), and Berechiah (son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the villages belonging to the Netophathites). 17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.) Formerly, they were stationed at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite quarters. 19Shallum (son of Kore, grandson of Ebiasaph, great-grandson of Korah) and the members of his family (Korah’s descendants) were responsible for serving as watchmen at the entrances to the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of guarding the entrances to the Lord’s camp. 20(Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, had been the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.)
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:18 word by word
וְֽעַד־הֵ֔נָּה בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִזְרָ֑חָה הֵ֚מָּה הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:18
- 1 Kings 10:5the food on his table, his officers’ seating arrangement, the organization of his officials and the uniforms they wore, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings that he sacrificed at the Lord’s temple, she was breathless.
- 2 Kings 11:19He took the company commanders of the Carites and the guards and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They went down the street that goes through Guards’ Gate to the royal palace. Then Joash sat on the royal throne.
- Ezekiel 44:2The Lord said to me, “This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because the Lord God of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut.
- Ezekiel 46:1“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The east gate of the inner courtyard must be closed during the six working days, but it must be opened on the weekly day of rest—a holy day. It must also be opened on the New Moon Festival.
- Acts 3:11They were excited, and everyone ran to see them at the place called Solomon’s Porch. The man wouldn’t let go of Peter and John.
- 1 Chronicles 26:12These divisions of gatekeepers through their head men were assigned duties with their relatives to serve in the Lord’s temple.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The king's gate - That by which the kings of Judah went to the temple; see on 2 Kings 16:18; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Who hitherto waited - Translate, “Who to this day waits. These were the porters in the stations of the sons of Levi.” The words of the first clause refer to Shallum, and imply that, whereas Shallum (or his house) had originally the general superintendence of the temple gates, a change had been made when the author wrote, and Shallum‘s charge had become the east gate only. The second clause means; “these were the porters in those fixed stations at the…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. 1818. the king's gate--The king had a gate from his palace into the temple (2Ki 16:18), which doubtless was kept constantly closed except for the monarch's use; and although there was no king in Israel on the return from the captivity, yet the old ceremonial was kept up, probably in the hope that the scepter would, ere long, be restored to the house of David. It is an honor by which Eastern kings are distinguished, to have a gate exclusively devoted to…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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