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English Revised Version

1 Chronicles 9:23

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Porters;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Keys;   Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Priests and Levites;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Porter;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ward;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Doorkeeper;   Korahites;   Port;   Ward;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.
Hebrew Names Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.
King James Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord , namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
English Standard Version
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord , that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
New Century Version
The gatekeepers and their descendants had to guard the gates of the Temple of the Lord . (The Temple took the place of the Holy Tent.)
New English Translation
They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord 's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).
Amplified Bible
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards.
New American Standard Bible
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tent, in their divisions of service.
World English Bible
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they & their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes.
Legacy Standard Bible
So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, as those who kept watch.
Berean Standard Bible
So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD-the house called the Tent.
Contemporary English Version
and now they guarded the temple gates.
Complete Jewish Bible
They and their descendants supervised the gates of the house of Adonai , that is, the house of the tent, by periods of duty.
Darby Translation
And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there.
Easy-to-Read Version
The gatekeepers and their descendants had the responsibility of guarding the gates of the Lord 's house, the Holy Tent.
George Lamsa Translation
For they appointed them and their sons to keep the gates of the house of the LORD and the house of the tabernacle of the congregation, as guards.
Good News Translation
They and their descendants continued to guard the gates to the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.
Literal Translation
And they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tabernacle, by watches.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that they and their children shulde kepe the house of the LORDE, namely to kepe the watch of ye house of the Tabernacle.
American Standard Version
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Bible in Basic English
So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the Tent, by wards.
King James Version (1611)
So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the Tabernacle, by wards.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these and their sons were over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
both hem and the sones of hem in the doris of the hows of the Lord, and in the tabernacle of witnessyng, bi her whiles.
Update Bible Version
So they and their sons had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.
Webster's Bible Translation
So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
New King James Version
So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.
New Living Translation
These 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.
New Life Bible
So they and their sons were gate-keepers of the Lord's house, the holy tent.
New Revised Standard
So they and their descendants were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord , that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So, they and their sons, were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, of the house of the tent, by watches.
Douay-Rheims Bible
As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.
Revised Standard Version
So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.
Young's Literal Translation
And they and their sons [are] over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, as guards.

Contextual Overview

14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the porters; Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 18 who hitherto [waited] in the king’s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers had been over the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entry; 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] the LORD was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. 22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the oversight: 1 Chronicles 23:32, 2 Chronicles 23:19, Nehemiah 12:45, Ezekiel 44:10, Ezekiel 44:11, Ezekiel 44:14

Reciprocal: Numbers 18:5 - And ye Psalms 134:1 - which by night Ezekiel 40:45 - the keepers

Cross-References

Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Romans 13:7
Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in teaching.
1 Timothy 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at [the mouth of] two or three witnesses.
1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Peter 4:8
above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord,.... They that were appointed in David's time to watch the gates of the temple, their posterity succeeded them in that office; for it was hereditary:

namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards; that which was at Gibeon in David's time, and now one was erected until the temple was built.


 
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