1 Chronicles 9:24

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The gatekeepers were positioned on all four sides: east, west, north, and south.

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  • 1 Chr 26:14-18 : 14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah, his son—a wise counselor—and his lot came out for the north gate. 15 The lot for the south gate fell to Obed-Edom, and the responsibility for the storehouses went to his sons. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah fell the west gate, along with the Shallecheth Gate at the ascending road. Guard was set up opposite guard. 17 On the east side, there were six Levites; on the north side, four per day; on the south side, four per day; and at the storerooms, two by two. 18 For the Parbar to the west, there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar itself.

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  • 1 Chr 9:21-23
    3 verses
    81%

    21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

    22The total number of those chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by their genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.

    23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations.

  • 1 Chr 9:25-27
    3 verses
    78%

    25Their relatives in their villages were required to come in for seven days at regular intervals to join them.

    26For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness.

    27They spent the night around the house of God because they were responsible for its guard and for opening it each morning.

  • Ezek 40:44-46
    3 verses
    76%

    44Outside the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were chambers for the singers, by the side of the north gate facing south, and one by the side of the east gate facing north.

    45Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'

    46And the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are from the descendants of Levi and are allowed to come near to the LORD to minister to Him.

  • 1 Chr 9:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brother Shallum, who was the chief.

    18Up to now, these gatekeepers have been stationed at the King’s Gate on the east. They belonged to the divisions of the Levites.

    19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the camp of the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 26:16-19
    4 verses
    75%

    16To Shuppim and Hosah fell the west gate, along with the Shallecheth Gate at the ascending road. Guard was set up opposite guard.

    17On the east side, there were six Levites; on the north side, four per day; on the south side, four per day; and at the storerooms, two by two.

    18For the Parbar to the west, there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar itself.

    19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, from the Korahite sons and the sons of Merari.

  • Ezek 40:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23There was a gate to the inner courtyard opposite the northern and the eastern gates, and he measured the distance—one hundred cubits from gate to gate.

    24Then he led me southward, where I saw a gate facing south. He measured its posts and its porches, and their dimensions matched those of the others.

  • Rev 21:13
    75%

    13There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

  • Ezek 40:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9He measured the porch of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilasters as two cubits. The porch of the gate faced inward.

    10There were three guardrooms on either side of the east-facing gateway, all of them were of equal dimension. The pilasters on either side also measured the same.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    73%

    12These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 12:25
    73%

    25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

  • Ezek 46:19
    72%

    19Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers facing north, which were for the priests. And there, I saw a place at the far west end.

  • Ezek 42:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9Underneath these chambers was the entrance from the east, which one could use when coming into them from the outer court.

    10On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.

    11The passageway in front of them matched the appearance of the chambers on the north; they had the same length and width, with identical exits, designs, and entrances.

    12Just like the entrances of the chambers facing south, there was an entrance at the head of the way that ran before the wall, directly eastward as one approached them.

  • Ezek 48:32-34
    3 verses
    71%

    32On the east side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates as well: the Gate of Joseph, the Gate of Benjamin, and the Gate of Dan, one gate for each.

    33On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates: the Gate of Simeon, the Gate of Issachar, and the Gate of Zebulun, one gate for each.

    34On the west side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates: the Gate of Gad, the Gate of Asher, and the Gate of Naphtali, one gate for each.

  • Ezek 40:18-20
    3 verses
    71%

    18The pavement ran alongside the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

    19Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner courtyard's gate; it was one hundred cubits eastward and northward.

    20He measured a gate that faced north, belonging to the outer courtyard. Its length and width were measured.

  • Ezek 46:9
    71%

    9When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals, those who enter through the north gate to worship shall leave through the south gate, and those who enter through the south gate shall leave through the north gate. No one shall return through the gate by which they entered, but each must exit straight ahead.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    70%

    19He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter.

  • Ezek 40:40-41
    2 verses
    70%

    40On the outer side of the north gate, at its entrance, were two tables, and on the other side of the porch, there were two more tables.

    41Four tables were on one side and four on the other, beside the gate. There were eight tables in total, where the sacrifices were slaughtered.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6
    70%

    6another third should be at the Gate of Sur, and the last third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns standing guard over the temple.'

  • Ezek 42:4
    70%

    4Opposite the chambers was a walkway ten cubits wide and one cubit long, and their entrances faced the north.

  • Ezek 40:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27A gate to the inner courtyard facing south was opposite this gate. He measured from gate to gate, and it was one hundred cubits.

    28Then he brought me through the south gate into the inner courtyard, where he measured this gate, and it had the same dimensions as the others.

  • Neh 12:39
    69%

    39and above the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

  • Ezek 44:1
    69%

    1Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faced east; but it was shut.

  • Ezek 48:16
    69%

    16These are its measurements: the northern side shall be 4,500 cubits wide, the southern side 4,500 cubits, the eastern side 4,500 cubits, and the western side 4,500 cubits.

  • Ezek 41:11
    69%

    11The entrances to the side chambers opened into the free space, with one entrance facing north and another facing south. The width of the open area was five cubits all around.

  • Ezek 42:1
    69%

    1Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.

  • Ezek 43:1
    68%

    1Then He brought me to the gate, the one that faces east.

  • Ezek 46:21
    68%

    21Then he led me to the outer courtyard and brought me around to the four corners of the courtyard. And in each corner of the courtyard, I saw a separate courtyard.