But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
Parallel translations
- WEB for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in God’s house.
- KJV For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
- NKJV For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
- NASB for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, served in an official capacity, and were in charge of the chambers and in charge of the treasuries in the house of God.
- NLT The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.
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Quick answer
Notes that four chief Levite gatekeepers were trusted with the temple's chambers and treasuries. It shows the office carried serious responsibility.
Overview
The four head porters, being Levites, held a position of trust over the rooms and storehouses of God's house. Their duty extended beyond guarding doors to safeguarding the temple's resources. The Chronicler emphasizes the integrity and trustworthiness required for such stewardship, a quality God still seeks in those who serve Him.
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Cross-references · 4
- Neh 13:5and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
- 2 Chr 31:5–12As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
- 1 Chr 26:20–27Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- Neh 10:38–39A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
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