New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 23:19
19He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially 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.
- 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
17And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. 18Jehoiada now put the priests and Levites in charge of the Temple of the Lord, following all the directions given by David. He also commanded them to present burnt offerings to the Lord, as prescribed by the Law of Moses, and to sing and rejoice as David had instructed. He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean. 20Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the Lord. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne. 21So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 232 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 9:23These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:19
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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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