1 Chronicles 9:18

Translations

Modern

…he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

Traditional

Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

Literal

…and until then at the Gate of the King on the east they had been the gatekeepers for the camps of the sons of Levi.

Latin

…usque ad illud tempus, in porta regis ad orientem, observabant per vices suas de filiis Levi.

Original

Hebrew

English

…he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

Notes

1 Chronicles 9:1–34

The 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

Related verses

Ezekiel 46:1–2
“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
1 Chronicles 26:12–19
These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did.
Acts 3:11
While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
Ezekiel 44:2–3
And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
1 Kings 10:5
…the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
2 Kings 11:19
He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

People

Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Asaph Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Merari, Merarite Samuel (Person) Shallum

Topics

Church Ushers Jerusalem: King's Gate Porters: Guards at the City Gates, the Doors of the King's Palace, and Doors of the Temple The Levites: Services of Keeping the Gates of the Temple

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