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1 Chronicles 26:18

At the colonnade on the west side [of the outer court of the temple] there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Porters;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gates;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Walls;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Causeway;   Parbar;   Suburbs;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Parbar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammiel;   Causey;   Chronicles, I;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Merari, Merarites;   Nethinim;   Parbar;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Causeway;   Parbar ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Par'bar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Causeway;   Merari;   Parbar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Babylonia;   Police Laws;   Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
At the Parbar on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
At the Parbar on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In Parbar toward the west two at the going vp, and two in Pharbar.
Darby Translation
At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.
New King James Version
As for the Parbar [fn] on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar.
Literal Translation
At the Parbar, westward, four at the highway; two at the Parbar.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were four guards at the western court and two guards on the road to the court.
World English Bible
For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
King James Version (1611)
And Parbar Westward, foure at the causey, and two at Parbar.
King James Version
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
By Parbar westwarde were there foure in in the strete, and two besyde Parbar.
THE MESSAGE
The Security Guards The teams of security guards were from the family of Korah: Meshelemiah son of Kore (one of the sons of Asaph). Meshelemiah's sons were Zechariah, the firstborn, followed by Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai—seven sons. Obed-Edom's sons were Shemaiah, the firstborn, followed by Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel, Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai—God blessed him with eight sons. His son Shemaiah had sons who provided outstanding leadership in the family: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also exceptional. These all came from the line of Obed-Edom—all of them outstanding and strong. There were sixty-two of them. Meshelemiah had eighteen sons and relatives who were outstanding. The sons of Hosah the Merarite were Shimri (he was not the firstborn but his father made him first), then Hilkiah, followed by Tabaliah and Zechariah. Hosah accounted for thirteen. These teams of security guards, supervised by their leaders, kept order in The Temple of God , keeping up the traditions of their ancestors. They were all assigned to their posts by the same method regardless of the prominence of their families—each picked his gate assignment from a hat. Shelemiah was assigned to the East Gate; his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, got the North Gate. Obed-Edom got the South Gate; and his sons pulled duty at the storehouse. Shuppim and Hosah were posted to the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the high road. The guards stood shoulder to shoulder: six Levites per day on the east, four per day on the north and on the south, and two at a time at the storehouse. At the open court to the west, four guards were posted on the road and two at the court.
American Standard Version
For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
Bible in Basic English
For the pillared way, on the west, four at the footway and two at the pillared way itself.
Update Bible Version
For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
Webster's Bible Translation
At Parbar westward, four at the causey, [and] two at Parbar.
New English Translation
At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court.
Contemporary English Version
four were stationed along the road leading to the west courtyard, and two guards stayed in the court itself.
Complete Jewish Bible
while for the courtyard to the west there were four at the highway and two at the courtyard itself.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar.
George Lamsa Translation
At Parbar westward, four at the road and two at Parbar.
Hebrew Names Version
For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the Precinct westward, four at the causeway, and two at the Precinct.
New Living Translation
Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard.
New Life Bible
There were four at the road. And there were two at the place between the west wall of the Lord's house and the wall of the open space.
New Revised Standard
and for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
to relieve guard, also for Osa westward after the chamber-gate, three. There was a ward over against the ward of the ascent eastward, six men in a day, and four for the north, and four for the south, and at the Esephim two to relieve guard, and four by the west, and two to relieve guard at the pathway.
English Revised Version
For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
Berean Standard Bible
As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For the precinct - westward, four, at the causeway, two - by the precinct.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the cells also of the porters toward the west four in the way: and two at every cell.
Lexham English Bible
For the court to the west, four at the road, two at the court.
English Standard Version
And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
New American Standard Bible
At the annex on the west there were four at the highway and two at the annex.
New Century Version
There were two guards at the western court and four guards on the road to the court.
Good News Translation
Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself.
Christian Standard Bible®
As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in the sellis, ethir `litle housis, of porteris at the west, weren foure in the weie, and tweyne bi the sellis.
Young's Literal Translation
at Parbar, to the west, [are] four at the highway, two at Parbar.
Revised Standard Version
and for the parbar on the west there were four at the road and two at the parbar.

Contextual Overview

1For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God had blessed him. 6Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were courageous men of ability. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were courageous and able men, Elihu and Semachiah. 8All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men. 10Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first and chief (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Parbar: i.e. the outside place; he annulled the corn; a quarter of Jerusalem (Strong) [Strong's H6503], 1 Chronicles 26:18, Also, 2 Kings 23:11, Parbar is most probably the same as parwar, which denotes suburbs - 2 Kings 23:11, in which sense it is often used in the Chaldee Targums; and consequently this may be considered as leading to the suburbs.

Cross-References

Genesis 21:31
Therefore that place was called Beersheba (Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), because there the two of them swore an oath.
Numbers 32:38
Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names being changed) and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
Psalms 16:4
The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry]; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
Hosea 2:17
"For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, So that they will no longer be mentioned or remembered by their names.
Zechariah 13:2
"In that day," declares the LORD of hosts, "I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the [false] prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

At Parbar westward,.... A gate at the western wall; the Jewish writers generally interpret it an outward place, but Dr. Lightfoot c thinks it is the same with Parvar, which signifies suburbs, 2 Kings 23:11, and which agrees with the description Josephus d gives of one of the western gates, that it led to the suburbs:

four at the causeway; by which was the gate Shallecheth, 1 Chronicles 26:16

and two at Parbar; the gate before mentioned.

c Ib. (Prospect of the Temple, ch. 5.) sect. 2. d Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 15. c. 11. sect. 5.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

“Parbar” must designate here the space between the western wall of the temple building and the wall of the court, which would be a sort of “precinct” or “purlieu” of the temple (2 Kings 23:11 note). Here were two gates, at one of which two guards were stationed; while at the Shallecheth, which gave upon the causeway, there were four. In this whole account, the temple is spoken of as if it were existing, when it was not as yet built. We must suppose that David formed the whole plan of the temple, and fixed the stations and numbers of the porters, though it was left for Solomon to carry out his instructions.


 
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