Nehemiah 11:19

World English Bible (2000)

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

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  • 1 Chr 9:17-22 : 17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), 18 who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. 19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry. 20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Yahweh was with him. 21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting. 22 All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
  • Neh 7:45 : 45 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, one hundred thirty-eight.
  • Neh 12:25 : 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 2:40-42
    3 verses
    78%

    40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

    41The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

    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, in all one hundred thirty-nine.

  • Neh 12:25
    77%

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

  • 1 Chr 9:21-24
    4 verses
    76%

    21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting.

    22All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.

    23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

    24On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

  • Neh 7:45
    76%

    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.

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

    17The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),

    18who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.

    19Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.

  • Neh 11:18
    74%

    18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    74%

    12Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the house of Yahweh.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    72%

    38and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    72%

    18and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

  • 1 Chr 9:26
    72%

    26for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in the house of God.

  • Neh 11:14
    71%

    14and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

  • 1 Chr 26:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

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

    19These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

  • Neh 7:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

    32The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    70%

    19These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

  • Ezra 2:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

    28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

  • Neh 11:20
    70%

    20The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

  • Neh 12:39
    70%

    39and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

  • Ezra 2:21-24
    4 verses
    70%

    21The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

    22The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

    23The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

    24The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

  • Ezra 2:70
    69%

    70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard. So you shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.

    7The two companies of you, even all who go out on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of Yahweh around the king.

  • Neh 11:12
    69%

    12and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    69%

    19He set the porters at the gates of the house of Yahweh, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.

  • Ezra 2:3
    69%

    3The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

  • Neh 12:9
    69%

    9Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.

  • Ezra 2:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

    17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

  • Ezra 8:20
    68%

    20and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name.

  • Ezra 8:12
    68%

    12Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    68%

    4This 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.

  • Neh 7:8
    68%

    8The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    68%

    15The 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 were at every gate: they didn't need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

  • Neh 7:3
    68%

    3I said to them, "Don't let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house."

  • Ezra 2:12
    67%

    12The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

  • 1 Chr 26:8
    67%

    8All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    67%

    4David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; six thousand were officers and judges;