1 Chronicles 9:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Up 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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 46:1-2 : 1 This is what the Lord has said: The doorway of the inner square looking to the east is to be shut on the six working days; but on the Sabbath it is to be open, and at the time of the new moon it is to be open. 2 And the ruler is to go in through the covered way of the outer doorway outside, and take his place by the pillar of the doorway, and the priests will make his burned offering and his peace-offerings and he will give worship at the doorstep of the doorway; then he will go out, and the door will not be shut till the evening.
  • Acts 3:11 : 11 And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.
  • 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.
  • 2 Kgs 11:19 : 19 Then he took the captains of hundreds, and the Carians, and the armed men, and all the people of the land; and they came down with the king from the house of the Lord, through the doorway of the armed men, to the king's house. And he took his place on the seat of the kings.
  • 1 Chr 26:12-19 : 12 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. 13 And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great. 14 And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him. 15 To Obed-edom, that on the south; and to his sons, the store-house. 16 To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch. 17 On 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. 18 For the pillared way, on the west, four at the footway and two at the pillared way itself. 19 These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.
  • Ezek 44:2-3 : 2 And the Lord said to me, This doorway is to be shut, it is not to be open, and no man is to go in by it, because the Lord, the God of Israel, has gone in by it; and it is to be shut. 3 But the ruler will be seated there to take his food before the Lord; he will go in by the covered way to the door, and will come out by the same way.

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  • 1 Chr 9:19
    81%

    19 And 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 9:17
    81%

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

  • 1 Chr 9:21-28
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    80%

    21 Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.

    22 There 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.

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

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

    25 And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.

    26 For 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.

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

    28 Certain 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.

  • Neh 12:24-25
    2 verses
    79%

    24 And 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.

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

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    76%

    12 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.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    75%

    18 And 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.

  • 1 Chr 26:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Ezra 2:42
    75%

    42 The 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 11:19
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 15:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

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

    24 And Shebaniah and Joshaphat and Nethanel and Amasai and Zechariah and Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests, made music on the horns before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark.

  • Neh 7:45
    74%

    45 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-eight.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    74%

    13 Had 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.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4 This 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;

  • 2 Chr 31:14
    73%

    14 And 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.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15 And 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.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    72%

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

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    72%

    19 These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    71%

    19 And he put door-keepers at the doors of the Lord's house, to see that no one who was unclean in any way might come in.

  • Neh 12:39
    70%

    39 And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    70%

    14 And 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 26:16
    69%

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

  • 1 Chr 9:33
    69%

    33 And these were those who had the ordering of the music and songs, heads of families of the Levites, who were living in the rooms, and were free from other work, for their work went on day and night.

  • Neh 3:29
    69%

    29 After them Zadok, the son of Immer, was working opposite his house. And after him Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east door.

  • Judg 18:16
    69%

    16 And the six hundred armed men of the Danites took their places by the doorway.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    69%

    28 Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    69%

    11 Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6 ...

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

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    68%

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

  • Neh 12:9
    68%

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

  • Neh 3:6
    68%

    6 Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, made good the old doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    68%

    18 And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

  • Num 3:7
    68%

    7 In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;

  • Ezek 40:46
    68%

    46 And the room facing north is for the priests who have the care of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who, from among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord to do the work of his house.

  • Ezek 40:10
    68%

    10 And the rooms of the doorway on the east were three on this side and three on that; all three were of the same size; and the uprights on this side and on that were of the same size.

  • Neh 12:45
    68%

    45 And 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.

  • Ezra 10:24
    68%

    24 And of the music-makers, Eliashib; and of the door-keepers, Shallum and Telem and Uri.

  • Neh 11:16
    68%

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

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    67%

    16 As 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.