1 Chronicles 26:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.

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  • 1 Chr 25:8 : 8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

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  • 1 Chr 26:16-20
    5 verses
    85%

    16To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch.

    17On the east were six Levites a day, and on the north and the south four a day, and for the store-house two and two.

    18For the pillared way, on the west, four at the footway and two at the pillared way itself.

    19These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.

    20And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.

  • 1 Chr 9:26-28
    3 verses
    82%

    26For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

    27Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.

    28Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again.

  • 1 Chr 9:22-24
    3 verses
    80%

    22There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.

    23So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.

    24There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.

  • 1 Chr 26:13
    80%

    13And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.

  • Neh 12:24-26
    3 verses
    79%

    24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.

    25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were door-keepers keeping the watch at the store-houses of the doors.

    26These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    78%

    1For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.

  • 1 Chr 9:17-19
    3 verses
    77%

    17And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.

    18Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.

    19And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.

  • 1 Chr 26:11
    77%

    11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: Hosah had thirteen sons and brothers.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    76%

    13Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    76%

    18And with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Bani and Jaaziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Unni, Eliab and Benaiah and Maaseiah and Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the door-keepers.

  • 2 Chr 31:13-16
    4 verses
    75%

    13And Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth and Jozabad and Eliel and Ismachiah and Mahath and Benaiah were overseers, under the directions of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the order of Hezekiah the king and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God.

    14And Kore, the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the east door, had control of the offerings freely given to God, and the distribution of the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things.

    15And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah and Amariah and Shecaniah, in the towns of the priests, who were made responsible for giving it to all their brothers, by divisions, to small and great:

    16As well as to all the males, of three years old and over, listed by their families, who went into the house of the Lord to do what was needed day by day, for their special work with their divisions.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    75%

    38And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    74%

    14And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.

  • 1 Chr 24:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.

    5So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

    6And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.

  • Neh 11:19
    74%

    19In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6...

    7And the two divisions of you, who go out on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the house of the Lord,

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    74%

    8And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

  • Ezra 2:42
    73%

    42The children of the door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-nine.

  • Neh 12:45-46
    2 verses
    73%

    45And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.

    46For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you are to do: let a third of you, of the priests and Levites, who come in on the Sabbath, keep the doors;

  • 1 Chr 24:31
    73%

    31Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15And the sons of Asaph, the makers of melody, were in their places, as ordered by David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the door-keepers were stationed at every door: there was no need for them to go away from their places, for their brothers the Levites made ready for them.

  • 2 Chr 26:12
    73%

    12The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.

  • Neh 11:12
    73%

    12And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

  • Neh 7:45
    73%

    45The door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

  • Neh 11:16
    72%

    16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

  • 1 Chr 26:26
    72%

    26Shelomoth and his brothers were responsible for all the store of holy things which David the king and the heads of families, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army, had given to the Lord.

  • Neh 12:9
    72%

    9And Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were opposite them in their watches.

  • 1 Chr 26:22
    72%

    22The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel, his brother, had the care of the stores of the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    72%

    4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;

  • 1 Chr 15:23
    72%

    23And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark.