And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief.
Parallel translations
- WEB The porters: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
- KJV And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
- BSB These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
- NASB Now the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief
- NLT The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
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Quick answer
Introduces the gatekeepers, with Shallum as chief. It begins the account of those who guarded the temple's entrances.
Overview
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives served as porters or gatekeepers, with Shallum leading. Guarding the temple gates was a sacred trust, controlling access to holy space. The Chronicler dignifies this humble office, showing that every role in God's house mattered, a reminder that faithful service in seemingly small tasks is honored by God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Chr 26:1–32For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- 1 Chr 23:5four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
- Neh 11:19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
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