1 Chronicles 9:26
in 1 Chronicles 9But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
KJV
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseFor these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office,.... The four chief porters who were over all the two hundred and twelve, and had one over them, 1Ch 9:17, these were never changed, nor went into the country villages; but were always upon the spot, and in their office, superintending the rest: and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God; see 1Ch 26:20.
This site's exposition
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers
on 1 Chronicles 9:22-27
The gatekeepers chosen for the thresholds numbered 212, and David and Samuel the seer had appointed them. Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods. The four chief gatekeepers stayed, entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
This site's exposition
the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites
Gill describes the four chiefs as permanent officers over all 212, who stayed in their office and never went back to the villages. They also kept the rooms and treasuries, a charge 1 Chronicles 26:20 to 22 gives to Levites of David's day. Their trust was lasting.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Rather, “For the four chief porters, who were themselves Levites, were in trust, who also had the charge of the chambers, etc.” A contrast seems intended between the four chief porters, whose charge was constant, and the remainder, who kept watch by turns.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בֶאֱמוּנָ֞ה | veemunah | in faithfulness | H530 → | 49 times |
| הֵ֗מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| אַרְבַּ֙עַת֙ | ʾarbaat | [the] four | H702 → | 318 times |
| גִּבֹּרֵ֣י | giborei | [the] mighty [ones] of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔ים | hashoarim | the gatekeepers | H7778 → | 37 times |
| הֵ֖ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֑ם | halviyim | [were] the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְהָיוּ֙ | vehayu | and they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת | haleshakhot | the store-rooms | H3957 → | 47 times |
| וְעַ֥ל | veal | and over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָאֹצְר֖וֹת | haotzerot | the treasuries of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בֶאֱמוּנָ֞הin faithfulness
veemunahH530 →49 times
הֵ֗מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
אַרְבַּ֙עַת֙[the] four
ʾarbaatH702 →318 times
גִּבֹּרֵ֣י[the] mighty [ones] of
giboreiH1368 →158 times
הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔יםthe gatekeepers
hashoarimH7778 →37 times
הֵ֖םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם[were] the Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
וְהָיוּ֙and they were
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתthe store-rooms
haleshakhotH3957 →47 times
וְעַ֥לand over
vealH5921 →5755 times
הָאֹצְר֖וֹתthe treasuries of
haotzerotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 13:5and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites,…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 10:38
A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the…
- Numbers 18:21–24
Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- Nehemiah 12:44
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these…
- 2 Chronicles 34:11
They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.
- Nehemiah 10:38
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 26:20 to 22; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.