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

17All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 18Jehoiada then assigned the duties of the Lord’s temple to the priests, the Levites whom David had assigned to the Lord’s temple. They were responsible for offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord with joy and music, according to the law of Moses and the edict of David. He posted guards at the gates of the Lord’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter. 20He summoned the officers of the units of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of land, and he then led the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne. 21All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah.

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 9:23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).
• 1 Chronicles 26:1The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons 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