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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/9.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/1_chronicles/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they and their children <i>were</i> in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, as guards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, <i>even</i> the house of the tent, as guards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh, <i>even</i> the house of the tent, as those who kept watch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of the LORD’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the LORD&#8217s temple, which had been the tent-temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and now they guarded the temple gates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they and their descendants were assigned to be gatekeepers for the LORD's house, that is, the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They and their descendants continued to guard the gates to the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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 guardians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD?the house called the Tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they and their descendants had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of Yahweh’s house, even the house of the tent, as guards. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they and their sons [are] over the gates of the house of YHWH, even of the house of the tent, by watches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they and their sons are over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they and their sons over the gates to the house of Jehovah to the house of the tent, for the watches.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />as with them, so also with their sons, at the gates of the house of the Lord and the tabernacle, by their turns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus they and their sons kept guard over the gates of the house of the LORD, the house which was then a tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they appointed them and their children that they would be to keep these doors of the house of LORD JEHOVAH and the house of the Time Tabernacle and the watch garrisons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these and their sons <i>were</i> over the gates in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the tabernacle, to keep watch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/9-23.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/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2958" 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/1_chronicles/9.htm">The People of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">So they</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and their descendants</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.">were assigned to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: lə·miš·mā·rō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">guard</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·šə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- 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: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-l:: 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/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hel (Art:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">called the Tent.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.…<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="/numbers/3-32.htm">Numbers 3:32</a></span><br />The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Numbers 3:38</a></span><br />Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">Numbers 4:16</a></span><br />Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Numbers 18:5</a></span><br />And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></span><br />So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">1 Chronicles 26:12-19</a></span><br />These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did. / They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike. / The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</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="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-14.htm">2 Chronicles 31:14</a></span><br />Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Nehemiah 12:25</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.<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="/psalms/134-1.htm">Psalm 134:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-2.htm">Psalm 135:2</a></span><br />who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-8.htm">Ezekiel 44:8</a></span><br />And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-14.htm">Ezekiel 44:14</a></span><br />Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the oversight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></b></br> And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy <i>place</i>, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45</a></b></br> And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, <i>and</i> of Solomon his son.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Care</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-20.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-16.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">Guarding</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-19.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-7.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Oversight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-21.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-21.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Wards</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-7.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Watchers</a> <a href="/numbers/19-5.htm">Watches</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">Care</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-4.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-24.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Guarding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-6.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-30.htm">Oversight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-39.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">Wards</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Watchers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-3.htm">Watches</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">The Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-10.htm">The priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-14.htm">and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">The charge of certain Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">The stock of Saul and Jonathan</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'; 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The role of the Levites was hereditary, passed down through generations, as established in the time of Moses (<a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">Numbers 3:5-10</a>). This hereditary service underscores the importance of maintaining a continuous and faithful lineage dedicated to the service of God.<p><b>were assigned to guard the gates</b><br>Guarding the gates was a significant responsibility, ensuring the sanctity and security of the temple. This task involved both physical protection and the regulation of who could enter, maintaining the purity of worship. The role of gatekeepers is also mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/26.htm">1 Chronicles 26</a>, highlighting their importance in temple service. This duty symbolizes spiritual vigilance, akin to the New Testament call for believers to be watchful (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>).<p><b>of the house of the LORD</b><br>The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites. It was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people, as initially established with the Tabernacle. The temple's significance is seen throughout the Old Testament as a place of sacrifice, prayer, and divine encounter (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>).<p><b>the house called the Tent</b><br>This phrase connects the temple to its predecessor, the Tabernacle, which was a portable sanctuary used during Israel's wilderness wanderings. The term "Tent" emphasizes the continuity of God's dwelling with His people, from the Tabernacle to the permanent structure of the temple. This continuity is a type of Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), fulfilling the ultimate presence of God with humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a></b><br>These were Levites assigned to guard the entrances of the temple, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter. Their role was crucial in maintaining the sanctity of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants.htm">Descendants</a></b><br>This refers to the lineage of the gatekeepers, indicating that this duty was hereditary and passed down through generations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_the_lord.htm">House of the LORD</a></b><br>This is the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tent.htm">Tent</a></b><br>This term refers to the Tabernacle, the portable dwelling place for the divine presence before the temple was built. It signifies the continuity of worship practices from the time of Moses to the establishment of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>The gatekeepers were entrusted with a significant responsibility. This teaches us the importance of being faithful in whatever role God assigns us, no matter how small it may seem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_legacy.htm">Generational Legacy</a></b><br>The assignment of duties to descendants underscores the importance of passing down faith and responsibilities to future generations. We should strive to leave a spiritual legacy for our children.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_holiness.htm">Guarding Holiness</a></b><br>Just as the gatekeepers protected the sanctity of the temple, we are called to guard our hearts and lives, ensuring that we remain pure and holy before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_worship.htm">Continuity of Worship</a></b><br>The reference to the Tent reminds us of the continuity of worship from the Tabernacle to the Temple. Our worship should be consistent and enduring, regardless of circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_levites_in_2_chr_23_8.htm">What evidence supports the existence of the Levites and captains mentioned in 2 Chronicles 23:8, and how do we reconcile any lack of external records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_8_29-33_and_9_35-39_differ.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:29-33, why does the list of descendants for the 'father of Gibeon' differ from the parallel account in 1 Chronicles 9:35-39?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/archaeological_proof_for_1_chron._9_gatekeepers.htm">What archaeological evidence supports or challenges the specific gatekeepers and their duties described in 1 Chronicles 9:17-27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_canaanites_cursed_as_slaves.htm">Why were the Canaanites cursed with enslavement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Namely, the house of the tabernacle.</span>--For the Temple was not built in David's day<p><span class= "bld">By wards.</span>-- For <span class= "ital">Watches.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-26.</span> - (See above and <a href="/1_chronicles/26-12.htm">1 Chronicles 26:12-19</a>.) For the <span class="cmt_word">chief porters</span>, Bertheau suggests, as an analogous expression, <span class="greek">στρατηγοῖ</span> (<a href="/luke/22-52.htm">Luke 22:52</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The</span> <span class="cmt_word">chambers</span>. We have the account of Solomon's building of these in <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-10, 16, 19</a>; it is scarcely likely that the "chamber of mattresses" of <a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">2 Kings 11:2</a> was one of these, though the language of the following verse looks that way (comp. also <a href="/ezekiel/46-5.htm">Ezekiel 46:5-11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And treasuries</span>. These were store-houses (<span class="hebrew">הָאועְרות</span>) for gold, silver, as pertaining to the temple, though of corn, etc., in other connections (<a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">1 Kings 7:51</a>; <a href="/2_kings/12-18.htm">2 Kings 12:18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">1 Chronicles 27:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/9-23.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">So they</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were assigned to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</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">guard</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·mā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<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">לְבֵית־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">יְהוָ֛ה</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">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֥ית־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">called the Tent.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֖הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">1 Chronicles 9:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 9:23 So they and their children had (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:24" /></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>