Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard.
Parallel translations
- WEB For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
- KJV At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
- BSB As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
- NKJV As for the Parbar on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar.
- NASB At the annex on the west there were four at the highway and two at the annex.
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Quick answer
The assignments conclude with posts at Parbar, a western court or colonnade, completing the perimeter of guards. It rounds out the comprehensive coverage of the temple precincts.
Overview
Parbar likely denotes an outer western structure or court of the temple complex; the exact meaning is uncertain to scholars. The verse finishes the placement of doorkeepers so that every approach was watched. The completeness of the arrangement testifies that nothing about the worship of God was left to chance or neglect.
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- 2 Kgs 23:11He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of Yahweh’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer, who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
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