he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
Parallel translations
- WEB who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- KJV Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
- NKJV Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east.
- NASB being stationed until now at the king’s gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
- NLT Prior to this time, they were responsible for the King’s Gate on the east side. These men served as gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.
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Quick answer
Notes that these gatekeepers served at the king's eastern gate and for the Levite camp. It links the office to longstanding sacred duty.
Overview
The porters had historically stationed themselves at the east gate and served the camp of the Levites. The Chronicler roots their present duty in earlier patterns of organized worship. This continuity assures readers that the restored temple service preserved the God-given order established in Israel's past.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 46:1–2“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
- 1 Kgs 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- Acts 3:11While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- 1 Chr 26:12–19These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
- 2 Kgs 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,
- Ezek 44:2–3And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
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