1 Chronicles 9:23 BSB

1 Chronicles 9:23

So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The oversight - Namely, in David's time. Tabernacle - This is added to explain what he means by the house of the Lord, not that tabernacle which David had set up for the ark; but that more solemn tabernacle, which Moses had made by God's express command; which in David's time was at Gibeon; in which God was worshipped until the temple was built.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהֵ֨ם	ve.Hem	and they	H1992 →
וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם	u.ve.nei.Hem	and descendants their	H1121 →
עַל־	'al-	[were] over	H5921 →
הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים	ha.she.'a.Rim	the gates	H8179 →
לְבֵית־	le.veit-	of [the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְבֵ֥ית־	le.Veit-	of [the] house of	H1004 →
הָאֹ֖הֶל	ha.'O.hel	the tent	H168 →
לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃	le.mish.ma.Rot	to guards	H4931 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Chronicles 23:32
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
leads to
- Numbers 1:53
  But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the…
- Numbers 3:6–9
  “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
- Numbers 3:38
  Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service…
- 1 Chronicles 9:27
  They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
Through
Ezekiel 44:14
Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:28–32
  but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and…
- Numbers 18:4
  They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
Through
Nehemiah 12:45
They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–26
  Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list…
- 1 Chronicles 23:28
  but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Chronicles