1 Chronicles 9:18

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

16and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the settlements of the Netophathites. 17Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief being stationed until now at the king’s gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi. 19Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, doorkeepers of the tent; and their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. 20Phinehas the son of Eleazar was supervisor over them previously, and the Lord was with him.

1 Chronicles 9:18 word by word

וְֽעַד־הֵ֔נָּה בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִזְרָ֑חָה הֵ֚מָּה הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• nowהֵ֫נָּהhênnâh · here/thusH2008
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• to the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• the gatekeepersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• for the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:18

• 1 Kings 10:5and the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered at the house of the Lord, she was breathless.
• 2 Kings 11:19And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carites, and the guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of the gate of the guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
• Ezekiel 44:2And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.
• Ezekiel 46:1‘This is what the Lord God says: “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east shall be shut for the six working days; but it shall be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the new moon.
• Acts 3:11While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the portico named Solomon’s, completely astonished.
• 1 Chronicles 26:12To these divisions of the gatekeepers, to the chief men, were given duties like their relatives, to serve in the house of the Lord.

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:18

• Jerusalem
• Porters

In the dictionaries

• Levi
• Korahites
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Genealogy
• Port; Porter
• Dan
• threshold, doorway

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