From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
- KJV Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
- NKJV Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
- NASB Of the singers there was Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
- NLT This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
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Quick answer
A temple singer and three gatekeepers are named among the offenders. Even those serving in worship and at the gates had transgressed.
Overview
The record extends to singers and gatekeepers, the temple personnel who supported public worship. No category of servant was overlooked in the honest reckoning of sin. This completeness shows that genuine repentance addresses sin wherever it is found, sparing no one for the sake of appearances or position.
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