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They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer. <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men. <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">King James Bible</a> All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/9.htm">New King James Version</a> All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Those who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212 in all. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements, those whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their official capacity. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were recorded by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer established in their office of trust. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. They were enrolled by their genealogies in their villages [around Jerusalem], these men [whose grandfathers] David and Samuel the seer had appointed to their official duty. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The total 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 trusted positions. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> There was a total of 212 guards, all of them listed in the family records in their towns. Their ancestors had been chosen by King David and by Samuel the prophet to be responsible for this work, <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> In all, 212 men were chosen as guards for the entrances and gates. They were registered according to the villages where they lived. It was King David and the prophet Samuel who had put their ancestors in these responsible positions. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> All these, who had been set apart as gatekeepers at the entrances, numbered 212 and had been enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer installed them in their positions of trust, <a href="/net/1_chronicles/9.htm">NET Bible</a> All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> All these who were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their set office.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/9.htm">World English Bible</a> All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds [are] two hundred and twelve; they [are] in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office. <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds are two hundred and twelve; they are in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office. <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> All of them chosen for the gates upon the thresholds, two hundred and twelve. They in their villages being enrolled, David founded them, and Samuel the seeing, in their faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: and they mere registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All these, chosen as porters for the gates, were two hundred twelve. And they were recorded in their own towns, those whom David, and the seer Samuel, appointed, in their faith, <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/9.htm">New American Bible</a> In all, those who were chosen for gatekeepers at the threshold were two hundred and twelve. They were inscribed in the family records of their villages. David and Samuel the seer had established them in their position of trust. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and the seer Samuel established them in their office of trust.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> All those who were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy, whom David and Samuel the prophet appointed to their set office. <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> All these stood at the door, in number, two hundred and twelve; these were counted in their generations, these whom David and Samuel the Prophet put into their office.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> All these that were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> All the chosen porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve, these were in their courts, this was their distribution: these David and Samuel the seer established in their charge. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2943" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/9.htm">The People of Jerusalem</a> …21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 22<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The number</a> <a href="/hebrew/1305.htm" title="1305: hab·bə·rū·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To purify, select. A primitive root; to clarify, examine, select.">of those chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: lə·šō·‘ă·rîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">to be gatekeepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: bas·sip·pîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish.">at the thresholds</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mā·ṯa·yim (Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">was 212.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·nêm (Conj-w:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/3187.htm" title="3187: hiṯ·yaḥ·śām (V-Hitpael-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to sprout; used only as denominative from yachas; to enroll by pedigree.">were registered by genealogy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḇə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem (Prep-b:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in their villages.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: ū·šə·mū·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">and Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7203.htm" title="7203: hā·rō·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- A seer, a vision. Active participle of ra'ah; a seer; but also a vision.">the seer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yis·saḏ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">had appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/530.htm" title="530: be·’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) --); or (shortened) >emunah feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity.">to their positions of trust.</a> 23So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Nehemiah 11:19</a> And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men. <a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-19</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</a> He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter. <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a> (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.) <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9-23</a> But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. / Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” / Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king. ... <a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">1 Samuel 2:22</a> Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">2 Kings 12:9</a> Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4</a> “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">2 Kings 25:18</a> The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm">Ezra 2:42</a> 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. <a href="/nehemiah/7-45.htm">Nehemiah 7:45</a> 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. <a href="/nehemiah/12-25.htm">Nehemiah 12:25</a> Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Nehemiah 13:5</a> and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests. <a href="/matthew/27-65.htm">Matthew 27:65-66</a> “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” / So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard. <a href="/mark/15-44.htm">Mark 15:44-45</a> Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so. / When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.in their<a href="/1_chronicles/9-16.htm">1 Chronicles 9:16,25</a> And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites… <a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-30,36</a> And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, … <a href="/nehemiah/12-28.htm">Nehemiah 12:28,29,44</a> And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; … David<a href="/1_chronicles/23-1.htm">1 Chronicles 23:1-26:32</a> So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel… <a href="/1_chronicles/28-13.htm">1 Chronicles 28:13,21</a> Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD… Samuel<a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a> (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)did ordain [heb] founded <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">1 Chronicles 9:26,31</a> For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-49.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">Business</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-8.htm">Country</a> <a 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href="/1_chronicles/26-31.htm">Genealogies</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-34.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Instituted</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-34.htm">Listed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-2.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Office</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">Ordain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-24.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-16.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">Registered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-3.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">Seer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">Thresholds</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-26.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-10.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Whom</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 9</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies</a> 2. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">The Israelites</a> 10. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-10.htm">The priests</a> 14. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-14.htm">and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem</a> 27. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">The charge of certain Levites</a> 35. <a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">The stock of Saul and Jonathan</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div 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The role of gatekeepers was crucial in maintaining the sanctity and security of the temple. The number 212 indicates a well-organized system, reflecting the importance of order in worship. Gatekeepers were responsible for controlling access to the temple, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter. This role can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate gatekeeper, providing access to God (<a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>).They were registered by genealogy in their villages. Genealogical records were vital for maintaining tribal and familial identities, especially after the Babylonian exile. This registration ensured that the gatekeepers were Levites, as only Levites were permitted to serve in the temple (<a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">Numbers 3:5-10</a>). The emphasis on genealogy underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises to Israel, as well as the importance of heritage and lineage in fulfilling God's purposes.David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust. David and Samuel's involvement highlights the divine guidance in establishing temple worship. Samuel, as a prophet, and David, as a king, represent the prophetic and kingly offices that point to Christ, who fulfills both roles. Their appointment of gatekeepers signifies the importance of divine order and leadership in worship. This historical context shows the transition from the tabernacle to the temple, with David preparing for the temple Solomon would build. The phrase "positions of trust" indicates the high level of responsibility and integrity required for those serving in the house of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a> These were individuals chosen to guard the entrances to the temple, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter. Their role was crucial for maintaining the sanctity of the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The second king of Israel, known for his heart for God and his role in establishing Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. He played a significant role in organizing temple worship and appointing gatekeepers. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samuel_the_seer.htm">Samuel the Seer</a> A prophet and judge in Israel who anointed both Saul and David as kings. His role as a seer indicates his ability to receive divine revelations, and he was instrumental in establishing the monarchy and religious order. 4. <a href="/topical/g/genealogy.htm">Genealogy</a> The registration by genealogy emphasizes the importance of lineage and heritage in the roles within the temple, ensuring that those serving were from the appropriate Levitical lines. 5. <a href="/topical/v/villages.htm">Villages</a> The mention of villages indicates that the gatekeepers were drawn from various locations, highlighting the widespread involvement of the community in temple service.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order in Worship</a> The appointment of gatekeepers by David and Samuel underscores the need for order and structure in worship. This reflects God's desire for worship to be conducted with reverence and respect. <a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_service.htm">Heritage and Service</a> The genealogical registration of the gatekeepers highlights the importance of heritage and continuity in service to God. It reminds us of the value of passing down faith and responsibilities through generations. <a href="/topical/c/community_involvement.htm">Community Involvement</a> The selection of gatekeepers from various villages illustrates the collective responsibility of the community in maintaining the sanctity of worship. It encourages us to involve diverse members of our community in church service. <a href="/topical/t/trust_and_responsibility.htm">Trust and Responsibility</a> Being appointed to a position of trust, like the gatekeepers, requires faithfulness and integrity. This teaches us the importance of being trustworthy in the roles God assigns us. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> The role of the gatekeepers as protectors of the temple serves as a metaphor for spiritual vigilance, reminding us to guard our hearts and lives against anything that might defile our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 9</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_do_1_sam_16_and_1_chr_2_differ.htm">How do we explain inconsistencies between 1 Samuel 16's account of Jesse's sons and the genealogies in other biblical passages, such as 1 Chronicles 2:13-15?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_chronicles_9_1_claim_full_genealogy.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 9:1 claim all Israel was recorded in genealogies when many tribes' lineages appear incomplete or missing elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</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>(22) All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates (Heb., thresholds) were two hundred and twelve.--This seems to assign the number of warders at the epoch of which the chronicler, or, rather, his source, is writing. <a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm" title="Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.">Nehemiah 11:19</a> makes the total of the porters one hundred and seventy-two. According to <a href="/ezra/2-42.htm" title="The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.">Ezra 2:42</a>, one hundred and thirty-nine returned with Zerubbabel. Under David, the number of warders was ninety-three (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/26-8.htm" title="All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men for strength for the service, were three score and two of Obededom.">1Chronicles 26:8-11</a>).These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages.--Rather, these--in their villages was their registration.These.--That is, their ancestors. Guilds and corporations do not die.Whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.--These David and Samuel had ordained in their office of trust, or, in permanence. No mention is made elsewhere of Samuel's part in arranging the Levitical service. He died before David's accession (<a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm" title="And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.">1Samuel 25:1</a>). Tradition doubtless associated him with David in the work of religious reform, and from what is known of his relation to the sovereigns of his day, the statement of the text may be held true in spirit, if not in the letter. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - The seer. It is to be noticed that the compiler of Chronicles uses elsewhere, as here, the "aforetime" name of the prophet, according to <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a>. Note in this verse the linking together of the names of David and Samuel, to the ignoring of that of Saul. In their set office. Keil would translate, "Upon their fidelity, i.e. because they had been found faithful." But our margin translates happily, "in their trust," which will include, in part, the thought of Keil, and will suit our ver. 26. <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The number כֻּלָּ֤ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of those chosen הַבְּרוּרִים֙ (hab·bə·rū·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1305.htm">Strong's 1305: </a> To clarify, examine, select to be gatekeepers לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים (lə·šō·‘ă·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> A gatekeeper at the thresholds בַּסִּפִּ֔ים (bas·sip·pîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5592.htm">Strong's 5592: </a> A vestibule, a dish was 212. מָאתַ֖יִם (mā·ṯa·yim) Number - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred They הֵ֤מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They were registered by genealogy הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם (hiṯ·yaḥ·śām) Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3187.htm">Strong's 3187: </a> To enroll oneself or be enrolled by genealogy in their villages. בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ (ḇə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet David דָּוִ֛יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and Samuel וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל (ū·šə·mū·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel the seer הָרֹאֶ֖ה (hā·rō·’eh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see had appointed יִסַּ֥ד (yis·saḏ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult them הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They to their positions of trust. בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃ (be·’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 9:22 All these who were chosen to be (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 9:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 9:23" /></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>