1 Chronicles 9:24
The gatekeepers were posted 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 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.
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- 1 Chr 9:21-233 verses81%
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).
- 1 Chr 9:25-273 verses78%
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.
- Ezek 40:44-463 verses76%
44On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south gate facing north.
45He said to me,“This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
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.”
- 1 Chr 9:17-193 verses76%
17The gatekeepers were:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;
18he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.
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 26:16-194 verses75%
16Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.
17Each 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.
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.
- Ezek 40:23-242 verses75%
23Opposite the gate on the north and the east was a gate of the inner court; he measured the distance from gate to gate at 175 feet.
24Then he led me toward the south. I saw a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and its porches; they had the same dimensions as the others.
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13There are three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.
- Ezek 40:9-102 verses74%
9He measured the porch of the gate as 14 feet, and its jambs as 3½ feet; the porch of the gate faced inward.
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.
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12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.
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25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.
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4This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.
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19Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests which faced north. There I saw a place at the extreme western end.
- Ezek 42:9-124 verses72%
9Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court.
10At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers
11with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits according to their arrangements and entrances
12were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.
- Ezek 48:32-343 verses71%
32On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan.
33On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun.
34On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.
- Ezek 40:18-203 verses71%
18The pavement was beside the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
19Then he measured the width from before the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court as 175 feet on the east and on the north.
20He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces north.
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9“‘When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead.
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19He posted guards at the gates of the LORD’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.
- Ezek 40:40-412 verses70%
40On the outside of the porch as one goes up at the entrance of the north gate were two tables, and on the other side of the porch of the gate were two tables.
41Four tables were on each side of the gate, eight tables on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
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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.
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4In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their entrances were on the north.
- Ezek 40:27-282 verses69%
27The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet.
28Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.
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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.
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1The Closed Gate Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.
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16these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles.
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11There were entrances from the side chambers toward the open area, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance toward the south; the width of the open area was 8¾ feet all around.
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1Chambers for the Temple Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north.
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1The Glory Returns to the Temple Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.
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21Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me past the four corners of the court, and I noticed that in every corner of the court there was a court.