1 Chronicles 9:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

They previously served in the king's gate to the east. They were gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.

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  • Ezek 46:1-2 : 1 Thus says the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be closed the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate from outside, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go out; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
  • Acts 3:11 : 11 And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
  • 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 And the food of his table, and the seating of his servants, and the service of his officials, and their clothing, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
  • 2 Kgs 11:19 : 19 He took the commanders over hundreds, the captains, the guard, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD; they came by way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
  • 1 Chr 26:12-19 : 12 Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, even among the chief men, having duties one against another, to serve in the house of the LORD. 13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons, the house of Asuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah, the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, guard opposite guard. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two by two. 18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Kore and among the sons of Merari.
  • Ezek 44:2-3 : 2 Then the LORD said to me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the same way.

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  • 1 Chr 9:19
    81%

    19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren from his ancestral house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gate of the tabernacle as their ancestors had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, keeping the entry.

  • 1 Chr 9:17
    81%

    17And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief.

  • 1 Chr 9:21-28
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    80%

    21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the keeper of the door for the tent of meeting.

    22All those chosen to be gatekeepers in the gates were two hundred and twelve. They were registered by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their set office.

    23They and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by divisions.

    24The gatekeepers were in four quarters: east, west, north, and south.

    25Their brethren in their villages were to come with them from time to time for seven days.

    26For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

    27They stayed around the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and they had the duty of opening it every morning.

    28Some of them were in charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by count.

  • Neh 12:24-25
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    79%

    24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, group by group.

    25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the thresholds of the gates.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
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    12Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, even among the chief men, having duties one against another, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    75%

    18And with them their brethren of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

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

    18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

    19These are the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Kore and among the sons of Merari.

  • Ezra 2:42
    75%

    42The children of the porters: 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 total of one hundred thirty-nine.

  • Neh 11:19
    74%

    19Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

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

    23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

    24And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethaneel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

  • Neh 7:45
    74%

    45The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    74%

    13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that did work in any kind of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you shall do: A third part of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the doors;

  • 2 Chr 31:14
    73%

    14And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate. They could not depart from their service, because their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    72%

    38And Obededom with their brethren, sixty-eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be gatekeepers.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    72%

    19These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    71%

    19And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, that no one who was unclean in any way should enter.

  • Neh 12:39
    70%

    39And from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Prison Gate.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    70%

    14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their tasks, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.

  • 1 Chr 26:16
    69%

    16To Shuppim and Hosah, the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, guard opposite guard.

  • 1 Chr 9:33
    69%

    33These are the singers, ancestors of the Levites, who stayed in the chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were employed in that work day and night.

  • Neh 3:29
    69%

    29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer opposite his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.

  • Judg 18:16
    69%

    16And the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    69%

    28Because their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and in the work of the service of the house of God;

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    69%

    11And he called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king's house within.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Another third shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third at the gate behind the guard: so you shall watch over the house, to ensure it is not broken into.

    7Two divisions of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall guard the house of the LORD around the king.

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    68%

    1Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

  • Neh 12:9
    68%

    9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood opposite them in the watches.

  • Neh 3:6
    68%

    6Moreover the old gate was repaired by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    68%

    18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers:

  • Num 3:7
    68%

    7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

  • Ezek 40:46
    68%

    46The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; they are the sons of Zadok, who are from the sons of Levi, who come near to the LORD to minister to Him."

  • Ezek 40:10
    68%

    10In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were of the same size, and the posts had the same size on this side and that.

  • Neh 12:45
    68%

    45Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God, and the charge of purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

  • Ezra 10:24
    68%

    24Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

  • Neh 11:16
    68%

    16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    67%

    16Besides their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even to everyone who entered into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their divisions;