1 Chronicles 9:18

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he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

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  • Ezek 46:1-2 : 1 The Prince’s Offerings“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The gate of the inner court that faces east will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened. 2 The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.
  • Acts 3:11 : 11 Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.
  • 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the LORD’s temple, she was amazed.
  • 2 Kgs 11:19 : 19 He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of the land, and together they led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king sat down on the royal throne.
  • 1 Chr 26:12-19 : 12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple. 13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. 14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him. 15 Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses. 16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another. 17 Each day there were six Levites posted on the east, four on the north, and four on the south. At the storehouses they were posted in pairs. 18 At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
  • Ezek 44:2-3 : 2 The LORD said to me:“This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut. 3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat a sacrificial meal before the LORD; he will enter by way of the porch of the gate and will go out by the same way.”

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  • 1 Chr 9:19
    81%

    19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family(the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the LORD’s dwelling place.

  • 1 Chr 9:17
    81%

    17The gatekeepers were:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;

  • 1 Chr 9:21-28
    8 verses
    80%

    21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.

    22All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions.

    23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary(that is, the tabernacle).

    24The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides– east, west, north, and south.

    25Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

    26The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.

    27They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

    28Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

  • Neh 12:24-25
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    79%

    24And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.

    25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    76%

    12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    75%

    18along with some of their relatives who were second in rank, including Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

  • 1 Chr 26:18-19
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    75%

    18At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court.

    19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

  • Ezra 2:42
    75%

    42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.

  • Neh 11:19
    74%

    19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates– 172.

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

    23Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians of the ark;

    24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; Obed-Edom and Jehiel were also guardians of the ark.

  • Neh 7:45
    74%

    45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    74%

    13supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.

  • 2 Chr 31:14
    73%

    14Kore son of Imnah, a Levite and the guard on the east side, was in charge of the voluntary offerings made to God and disbursed the contributions made to the LORD and the consecrated items.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, manned their posts, as prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet. The guards at the various gates did not need to leave their posts, for their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    72%

    38including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    72%

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

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    71%

    19He posted guards at the gates of the LORD’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.

  • Neh 12:39
    70%

    39over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    70%

    14As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered.

  • 1 Chr 26:16
    69%

    16Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

  • 1 Chr 9:33
    69%

    33The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

  • Neh 3:29
    69%

    29After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked.

  • Judg 18:16
    69%

    16Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    69%

    28Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    69%

    11The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace.

    7The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the LORD’s temple and protect the king.

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    68%

    1Divisions of Gatekeepers The divisions of the gatekeepers:From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

  • Neh 12:9
    68%

    9Bakbukiah and Unni, their colleagues, stood opposite them in the services.

  • Neh 3:6
    68%

    6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

  • 2 Kgs 25:18
    68%

    18The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

  • Num 3:7
    68%

    7They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

  • Ezek 40:46
    68%

    46and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the LORD to minister to him.”

  • Ezek 40:10
    68%

    10There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement.

  • Neh 12:45
    68%

    45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

  • Ezra 10:24
    68%

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

  • Neh 11:16
    68%

    16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    67%

    16They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records– to all who would enter the LORD’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions.