2 Chronicles 23:19

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:19

17Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal’s altars and his statues and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. 18Next, Jehoiada appointed officials to be in charge of the Lord’s temple under the direction of the priests and Levites. (David had arranged them in divisions for the Lord’s temple. They were appointed to sacrifice burnt offerings to the Lord as it is written in Moses’ Teachings. They made these offerings with joy and singing as David had directed.) Jehoiada appointed gatekeepers for the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was unclean for any reason could enter. 20He took the company commanders, the nobles, the people’s governors, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They went through Upper Gate to the royal palace and seated the king on the royal throne. The nobles, the governors of the people, and 21all the people of the land were celebrating. But the city was quiet because they had killed Athaliah with a sword.

2 Chronicles 23:19 word by word

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

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:19

• 1 Chronicles 9:23So they and their descendants were assigned to be gatekeepers for the Lord’s house, that is, the tent.
• 1 Chronicles 26:1The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: For Korah’s descendants there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, from the descendants of Asaph.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:19

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Jehoiada the priest helped Joash become king, restoring David's dynasty and bringing back temple worship as David instructed.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Athaliah
• Doorkeeper
• Genealogy
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada

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