Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark;
Parallel translations
- WEB Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- KJV And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- BSB Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
- NASB Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
- NLT Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark.
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Berechiah and Elkanah were appointed as doorkeepers to guard the ark. Even guarding the holy things was an honored, God-given service.
Overview
Doorkeepers protected the ark and regulated access to what was holy, reflecting the reverence owed to God's presence. The variety of assigned roles shows that in God's house every task matters and is part of ordered worship. Psalm 84:10 later treats being a doorkeeper in God's house as a privilege, underscoring the dignity of humble service to the Lord.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Kgs 22:4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
- 2 Kgs 25:18The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
- 1 Chr 9:21–23Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- Ps 84:10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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