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Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the porters <i>were</i>, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum <i>was</i> the chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the gatekeepers <i>were</i> Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum <i>was</i> the chief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the gatekeepers <i>were</i> Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the gatekeepers were Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the gatekeepers <i>were</i> Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the gatekeepers <i>were</i> Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives were the guards at the temple gates. Shallum was the leader of this clan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the porters; Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The following Temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The gatekeepers included Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and other relatives. Shallum was the leader. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), <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 the gatekeepers [are] Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers—Shallum [is] the head;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the gatekeepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren -- Shallum is the head;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The gate-keepers, Shallum and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum the head;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman; and their brother Shallum was the leader.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers; Shallum was the chief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman; and their kindred Shallum was the chief,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the porters were Shallum, Jacob, Talan, Hamnon, Ahihom, and Shallum,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shalum, and Yaqub, and Talan, and Khamnun, and Akhihum, and Shalum.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother Shallum the chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The door-keepers; Salom, Acum, Telmon, and Diman, and their brethren; Salom <i>was</i> the chief;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/9-17.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=2897" 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">16</span>Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">These were the gatekeepers:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7967.htm" title="7967: šal·lūm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. Or Shallum; the same as shilluwm; Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites.">Shallum,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6126.htm" title="6126: wə·‘aq·qūḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From aqab; insidious; Akkub, the name of five Israelites.">Akkub,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2929.htm" title="2929: wə·ṭal·mōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. From the same as chargol; oppressive; Talmon, a temple doorkeeper.">Talmon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/289.htm" title="289: wa·’ă·ḥî·mān (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Or machiyman; from 'ach and min; brother of a portion; Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite.">Ahiman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: wa·’ă·ḥî·hem (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">and their relatives.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7967.htm" title="7967: šal·lūm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. Or Shallum; the same as shilluwm; Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites.">Shallum</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: hā·rōš (Art:: N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">was their chief;</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.…<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="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Nehemiah 11:19</a></span><br />And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.<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="/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/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a></span><br />In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.<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="/ezra/2-42.htm">Ezra 2:42</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm">Nehemiah 7:45</a></span><br />The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.<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/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></span><br />For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.<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="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a></span><br />I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-18.htm">Matthew 18:18</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a></span><br />Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers: Shallum was the chief;</p><p class="hdg">the porters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a></b></br> Moreover four thousand <i>were</i> porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, <i>said David</i>, to praise <i>therewith</i>.</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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Nehemiah 11:19</a></b></br> Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, <i>were</i> an hundred seventy and two.</p><p class="hdg">Shallum</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a></b></br> And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, <i>were</i> over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, <i>being</i> over the host of the LORD, <i>were</i> keepers of the entry.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Ahiman</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Ahi'man</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-24.htm">Akkub</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-11.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-15.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-13.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-13.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">Shallum</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Talmon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Ahiman</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Ahi'man</a> <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Akkub</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">Shallum</a> <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Talmon</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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Their duties included opening and closing the gates, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter. This role is reminiscent of the Levites' duties in <a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">Numbers 3:5-10</a>, where they were appointed to assist the priests and guard the tabernacle. The gatekeepers' role symbolizes spiritual vigilance, akin to the call for believers to guard their hearts (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>).<p><b>Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives:</b><br>These names are part of the genealogical records that emphasize the continuity and faithfulness of the Levitical families in their service. Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman are mentioned as part of the post-exilic community, indicating their families' return from Babylonian captivity and their reestablishment in Jerusalem. This reflects the restoration of worship and the importance of maintaining the temple's order, as seen in Ezra and Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the temple and the city walls (<a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Ezra 2:42</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm">Nehemiah 7:45</a>).<p><b>Shallum was their chief;</b><br>Shallum's position as chief gatekeeper highlights the structured hierarchy within the Levitical duties. His leadership role underscores the importance of order and accountability in temple service. This mirrors the New Testament teaching on spiritual leadership and the need for overseers to be above reproach (<a href="/1_timothy/3.htm">1 Timothy 3:1-7</a>). Shallum's leadership can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate guardian and shepherd of His people, ensuring their spiritual safety and guiding them in truth (<a href="/john/10-7.htm">John 10:7-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shallum.htm">Shallum</a></b><br>He is identified as the chief among the gatekeepers. His leadership role signifies responsibility and trustworthiness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/akkub.htm">Akkub</a></b><br>Another gatekeeper, part of the group responsible for guarding the entrances to the temple, ensuring the sanctity and security of the holy place.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/talmon.htm">Talmon</a></b><br>Also a gatekeeper, contributing to the collective duty of maintaining order and reverence in the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahiman.htm">Ahiman</a></b><br>One of the gatekeepers, sharing in the duties and responsibilities of temple service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a></b><br>These individuals were tasked with the important role of overseeing the entrances to the temple, a position of both physical and spiritual significance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_service.htm">The Importance of Faithful Service</a></b><br>The role of the gatekeepers, though seemingly mundane, was crucial for the functioning of the temple. This teaches us that every role in the body of Christ is important, and we should serve faithfully in whatever capacity we are called.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Shallum's position as chief among the gatekeepers highlights the importance of leadership and the responsibility that comes with it. In our own lives, we should strive to lead with integrity and diligence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_sacred.htm">Guarding the Sacred</a></b><br>The gatekeepers were tasked with protecting the sanctity of the temple. Similarly, we are called to guard our hearts and the purity of our faith, ensuring that nothing unholy enters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_cooperation.htm">Community and Cooperation</a></b><br>The mention of the gatekeepers working together underscores the value of community and cooperation in achieving common goals. In our spiritual walk, we should seek to work harmoniously with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_continuity.htm">Heritage and Continuity</a></b><br>The listing of names signifies the importance of heritage and continuity in faith. We are part of a larger account and should honor those who have come before us by continuing their legacy of faithfulness.<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/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/do_1_chr_26_1_and_9_17_lists_align.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1 compared to 1 Chronicles 9:17: Do these genealogies for the gatekeepers align, or do they present contradictory lists? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_gate's_timing_maintained.htm">Ezekiel 46:1–2 describes a gate that remains shut during the six working days but opens on the Sabbath; how could such consistent timing be maintained with ancient technology and calendars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/gatekeepers'_role_in_the_bible.htm">What was the role of gatekeepers in the Bible?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman.</span>--Comp. <a href="/context/nehemiah/11-18.htm" title="All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.">Nehemiah 11:18-19</a>, which sums up thus: "All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two." Shallum does not appear.<p><span class= "bld">Ahiman</span> may have originated out of the following:<p><span class= "bld">Their brethren.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">aheihem.</span> Comp. also <a href="/context/nehemiah/12-25.htm" title="Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.">Nehemiah 12:25-26</a>, where we are told that (Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah and) Meshullam (i.e., Shallum), Talmon, and Akkub were porters keeping ward at the storehouses of the Temple gates, in the times of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and of Nehemiah and Ezra. It is clear that the names of the porters likewise represent families or guilds, which had hereditary charge of the Temple gates. In fact, all the Levitical functions appear to have descended in the same families from father to son, like the various civil offices in the Roman empire; and tradition ascribed the entire arrangement to David, the second founder of the national worship. At this point the correspondence with Nehemiah 11 ceases.<p><span class= "bld">Shallum was the chief.</span>--This really belongs to <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm" title="Who till now waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.">1Chronicles 9:18</a>, and introduces a description of the duties of the Levites, which extends over <a href="/context/1_chronicles/9-18.htm" title="Who till now waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.">1Chronicles 9:18-34</a>. Translate, <span class= "ital">Shallum is the chief even unto this day in the king's gate, on the east side.</span> Shallum ("recompense") is called "Shelemiah" (<a href="/1_chronicles/26-14.htm" title="And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.">1Chronicles 26:14</a>), which, again, is a curtailment of Meshelemiah ("Jah recompenseth"), <a href="/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</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/9-21.htm" title="And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.">1Chronicles 9:21</a> <span class= "ital">infra.</span> The fact that Shallum--Meshelemiah--is spoken of as warder in David's day as well as in the post-exilic age, proves that a guild or clan, not an individual, is in question. The eastern gate was the post of honour (<a href="/context/ezekiel/46-1.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.">Ezekiel 46:1-2</a>), and the royal entry. The old name of the King's Gate would naturally be retained in the restored Temple. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The porters</span> here are those who had charge of the entrances to the sanctuary. The word employed (<span class="hebrew">שֹׁעֵר</span>) is used, however, generally of gate or door keepers (<a href="/2_samuel/17-26.htm">2 Samuel 17:26</a>; <a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3</a>; <a href="/mark/13-3.htm">Mark 13:3, 4</a>; <a href="/john/18-16.htm">John 18:16</a>). Their number, stated in ver. 22 as two hundred and twelve, is probably corrected in <a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Nehemiah 11:19</a> to one hundred and seventy-two, made up of twenty-four for every week (<a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">1 Chronicles 26:17, 18</a>), "entering on the sabbath" upon their work (<a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">2 Kings 11:5</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/23-4.htm">2 Chronicles 23:4</a>), in rotation for seven weeks, and the four "chief warders." For the five porters here mentioned there are only two mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Nehemiah 11:19</a>, and neither of those Shallum, the chief. But see also <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Ezra 2:42</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm">Nehemiah 7:45</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/9-17.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">[These were] the gatekeepers:</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">Shallum,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלּ֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(šal·lūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7967.htm">Strong's 7967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shallum -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Akkub,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַקּ֔וּב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aq·qūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6126.htm">Strong's 6126: </a> </span><span class="str2">Akkub -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Talmon,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטַלְמֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭal·mōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2929.htm">Strong's 2929: </a> </span><span class="str2">Talmon -- an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahiman,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲחִימָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḥî·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_289.htm">Strong's 289: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahiman -- a Levite, also a son of Anak</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their relatives.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲחִיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḥî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shallum</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלּ֖וּם</span> <span class="translit">(šal·lūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7967.htm">Strong's 7967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shallum -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was their chief;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹֽאשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">1 Chronicles 9:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 9:17 The porters: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:18" /></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>