Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Parallel translations
- WEB who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- BSB he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
- 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.
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Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 46:1–2Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
- 1 Kgs 10:5And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
- Acts 3:11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- 1 Chr 26:12–19Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 11:19And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
- Ezek 44:2–3Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
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