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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD&#8217s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none <i>which was</i> unclean in any thing should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one <i>who was</i> in any way unclean should enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter <i>who was</i> in any way unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he stationed the gatekeepers of the house of the LORD, so that no one should enter <i>who was</i> in any way unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he caused the gatekeepers of the house of Yahweh to stand, so that no one would enter <i>who was</i> in any way unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiada stationed the gatekeepers [at the gates] of the house of the LORD, so that no one would enter <i>who was</i> in any way unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD&#8217s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoiada ordered the guards at the temple gates to keep out anyone who was unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiada appointed gatekeepers for the gates of the LORD's temple so that no one who was unclean for any reason could enter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiada also put guards on duty at the Temple gates to keep out anyone who was ritually unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehoiada also stationed inspectors at the LORD's Temple so that no one would enter who was ritually unclean in any manner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He posted guards at the gates of the LORD's temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none who was unclean in any thing should enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He set the gatekeepers at the gates of Yahweh’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he stations the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of YHWH, and the unclean in anything do not go in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cause the gate-keepers to stand at the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean shall not come in to all the word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He appointed also porters in the gates of the house of the Lord, that none who was unclean in any thing should enter in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he appointed porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that whoever was unclean for any reason would not enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, he stationed guards at the gates of the LORD’s house so that no one unclean in any respect might enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD SO that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Guards of the gates shall stand at the gates of the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and the defiled shall not enter there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none that was unclean in any thing should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5748" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He stationed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">gatekeepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ă·rê (N-mpc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">could enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for any</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">reason.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a></span><br />Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-19</a></span><br />These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph. / Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, / Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">2 Chronicles 29:5</a></span><br />“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">2 Chronicles 29:15-16</a></span><br />When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. / So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">2 Chronicles 30:16</a></span><br />They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splattered the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a></span><br />The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah 7:1</a></span><br />When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10-14</a></span><br />Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15-16</a></span><br />But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. / They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a></span><br />In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-30</a></span><br />crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” / For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. / The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">porters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23,24</a></b></br> So they and their children <i>had</i> the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, <i>namely</i>, the house of the tabernacle, by wards… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-32</a></b></br> Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites <i>was</i> Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-19.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-4.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-4.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-7.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-4.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-15.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-21.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-13.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">Jehoiada, having set things in order, makes joash king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">Athaliah is slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">Jehoiada restores the worship of God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD</b><br>In the context of <a href="/2_chronicles/23.htm">2 Chronicles 23</a>, this action takes place during the reign of King Joash, under the guidance of Jehoiada the priest. The stationing of gatekeepers is a significant act of restoring order and holiness to the temple, which had been neglected under previous rulers. Gatekeepers were Levites, tasked with maintaining the sanctity of the temple by controlling access. This reflects the importance of purity and reverence in worship, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22-27</a>, where gatekeepers are described as having a critical role in temple service. The house of the LORD refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<p><b>so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter</b><br>The concept of cleanliness and uncleanliness is deeply rooted in the Levitical laws, as outlined in Leviticus chapters 11-15. These laws were given to the Israelites to distinguish between what was holy and common, clean and unclean. The gatekeepers' role in preventing the unclean from entering the temple underscores the necessity of approaching God with purity, both physically and spiritually. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness, where God calls His people to be set apart (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). The exclusion of the unclean also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of spiritual purity, where believers are called to be holy through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The emphasis on purity in worship is a reminder of the need for repentance and sanctification in the life of a believer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiada_the_priest.htm">Jehoiada the Priest</a></b><br>A key figure in the restoration of true worship in Judah, Jehoiada orchestrated the overthrow of Queen Athaliah and the enthronement of Joash as king. His leadership was instrumental in re-establishing the covenant between the people and God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a></b><br>These were Levites assigned to guard the entrances of the temple. Their role was crucial in maintaining the sanctity and purity of the temple by ensuring that nothing unclean entered.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD (Temple)</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, representing God's presence among His people. It was a sacred space that required protection from defilement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean.htm">Unclean</a></b><br>Refers to anything that was ritually impure according to the laws given in the Torah. This could include people, animals, or objects that were not in a state of ceremonial cleanliness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a></b><br>The mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, who seized power after her son's death and led the nation into idolatry. Her reign was marked by the desecration of the temple, which Jehoiada sought to rectify.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>Just as the gatekeepers protected the temple from impurity, we are called to guard our hearts against spiritual defilement. <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a> reminds us to keep our hearts with all diligence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>The temple was a holy place, and its sanctity was to be preserved. As believers, we are temples of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>), and we must strive to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_worship.htm">Vigilance in Worship</a></b><br>The gatekeepers' role was one of vigilance and discernment. In our worship, we must be vigilant against influences that could lead us away from true devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The gatekeepers were part of a larger community effort to maintain the temple's purity. Similarly, the church community has a collective responsibility to uphold biblical standards and encourage one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_role_of_church_ushers.htm">What is the role of church ushers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_24-hour_worship.htm">Psalm 134:1 mentions serving “by night” in the temple; does any archaeological evidence support 24-hour worship in ancient Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_3_men_breach_philistine_lines_for_water.htm">In 1 Chronicles 11:15-19, is it plausible that three men could breach heavily guarded Philistine territory just to draw water for David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ruth_fit_deut._23_3's_exclusion.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3 - How can the permanent exclusion of Ammonites and Moabites align with the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman in David's lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">And</span> he <span class= "bld">set.</span>--<span class= "ital">Stationed,</span> or <span class= "ital">appointed.</span><p><span class= "bld">At the gates.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">over the gates.</span> (See <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm" title="Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.">1Chronicles 23:5</a>; <a href="/context/1_chronicles/26-1.htm" title="Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.">1Chronicles 26:1-19</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">That none which was unclean . . . should enter.</span>--Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/23-6.htm" title="But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.">2Chronicles 23:6</a>, and <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm" title="And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he has committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.">Leviticus 5:7</a>; <a href="/numbers/5-19.htm" title="And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say to the woman, If no man have lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of your husband, be you free from this bitter water that causes the curse:">Numbers 5:19</a><span class= "ital">;</span> <a href="/context/deuteronomy/24-1.htm" title="When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.">Deuteronomy 24:1-3</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/24-10.htm" title="When you do lend your brother any thing, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge.">Deuteronomy 24:10-11</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The porters</span> (<a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He stationed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gatekeepers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gatekeeper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁעֲרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could enter</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for any</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reason.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 23:19 He set the porters at the gates (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>