2 Chronicles 23:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

This 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;

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    This is the thing{H1697} that ye shall do:{H6213} a third part{H7992} of you, that come in{H935} on the sabbath,{H7676} of the priests{H3548} and of the Levites,{H3881} shall be porters{H7778} of the thresholds;{H5592}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    This is the thing{H1697} that ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)}; A third part{H7992} of you entering{H935}{(H8802)} on the sabbath{H7676}, of the priests{H3548} and of the Levites{H3881}, shall be porters{H7778} of the doors{H5592};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This is it therfore yt ye shal do: The thirde parte of you that entre on the Sabbath, shalbe amonge the prestes & Leuites, which are dorekepers at the thresholdes:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This is it that ye shal do, The third part of you that come on the Sabbath of the Priests, and the Leuites, shalbe porters of the doores.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This is it therfore that ye shal do: The thirde part of you shall on the Sabbath come to the priestes, Leuites, & kepers of the porches,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, [shall be] porters of the doors;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `This `is' the thing that ye do: The third of you, going in on the sabbath, of the priests, and of the Levites, `are' for gatekeepers of the thresholds,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This is the thing that you shall do. A third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 9:25 : 25 Their brethren in their villages were to come with them from time to time for seven days.
  • 1 Chr 23:3-6 : 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their count by head, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them. 6 And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chr 24:3-6 : 3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided: Among the sons of Eleazar, there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 Thus, they were divided by lot, one group with another, for the leaders of the sanctuary and the leaders of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chiefs of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
  • 1 Chr 26:13-16 : 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.
  • Luke 1:8-9 : 8 It came to pass, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 23:5-8
    4 verses
    84%

    5 And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

    6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, except the priests, and those that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

    7 And the Levites shall surround the king, every man with his weapon in his hand; and whoever else comes into the house, he shall be put to death: but be with the king when he comes in, and when he goes out.

    8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took each man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with those that were to go out on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions.

  • 2 Kgs 11:5-7
    3 verses
    83%

    5 He commanded them, saying, 'This is what you will do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the king's house.

    6 Another 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.

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

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    79%

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

  • 1 Chr 9:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

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

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

  • 1 Chr 9:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Ezek 46:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD on the Sabbaths and in the new moons.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    74%

    13 Also 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 8:14
    74%

    14 And 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.

  • 2 Kgs 22:4
    74%

    4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

  • 1 Chr 9:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

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

    19 And 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 26:12
    73%

    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.

  • Ezek 40:45-46
    2 verses
    73%

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

    46 The 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."

  • Jer 17:24
    73%

    24 And it shall come to pass, if you diligently listen to me, says the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

  • 1 Chr 23:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Of which, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

    5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15 And 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 23:32
    72%

    32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 13:19
    72%

    19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I stationed some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

  • Neh 12:45
    72%

    45 Both 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.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    72%

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

  • Jer 52:24
    72%

    24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

  • Neh 12:25
    72%

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

  • 2 Kgs 11:9
    71%

    9 The captains over the hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest ordered, and each took his men who were coming on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

  • 1 Chr 15:23
    71%

    23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

  • Jer 17:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 And say to them, Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

    21 Thus says the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

  • 1 Chr 26:19
    71%

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

  • 2 Chr 29:4
    71%

    4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the eastern street,

  • 2 Chr 23:3
    71%

    3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.

  • Jer 22:4
    71%

    4 For if you do this thing indeed, then shall enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

  • Ezek 44:11
    71%

    11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    71%

    28 Because 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;

  • Neh 7:3
    71%

    3 And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are standing by, let them shut and bar the doors: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    71%

    16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

  • Neh 13:30
    71%

    30 Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

  • Neh 12:47
    71%

    47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, every day his portion; and they consecrated holy things to the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them to the children of Aaron.

  • Ezek 44:14
    70%

    14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.

  • Neh 13:22
    70%

    22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    70%

    16 Besides 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;