1 Chronicles 26:17
in 1 Chronicles 26Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
KJV
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Toward Asuppim two and two - It is conjectured that the “store-house” in question (1Ch 26:15 note) had two doors, to each of which two porters were appointed.
This site's exposition
having wards one against another
on 1 Chronicles 26:12-19
The chief gatekeepers cast lots for their posts the same way the singers of chapter 25 were assigned by lot rather than preference, small families and great families bound by the same draw. The four gates take the compass points, east to Shelemiah, north to Zechariah, south to Obed-edom, west to Shuppim and Hosah, and two further posts, the house of Asuppim and the gate Shallecheth, are recorded though the temple that will stand around them is not yet built. Twenty-four men on watch at any hour serve a house that still exists only as an assignment on paper.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Eastward were six Levites,.... The eastern gate, being the way of entrance into the temple, required more porters: northward four a day; in the daytime, or every day, where was the gate Teri or Tedi, 1Ch 26:14, southward four a day: at the two gates of Huldah, 1Ch 26:15 and toward Asuppim two and two; which were two gates, two at each gate, 1Ch 26:15.
And perhaps much was laid up for an exigence. These treasures typified the plenty there is in our heavenly Father's house, enough and to spare. In Christ, the true temple, are hid treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and unsearchable riches.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Eastward were six Levites--because the gate there was the most frequented. There were four at the north gate; four at the south, at the storehouse which was adjoining the south, and which had two entrance gates, one leading in a southwesterly direction to the city, and the other direct west, two porters each.
Eastward were six Levites - It is supposed that there were more guards set at this eastern gate, because it was more frequented than the others. At each of the other gates were only four; at this, six.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לַמִּזְרָח֮ | lamizrach | to the east | H4217 → | 74 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֣ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| שִׁשָּׁה֒ | shishah | six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| לַצָּפ֤וֹנָה | latzafonah | to the north <towards> | H6828 → | 153 times |
| לַיּוֹם֙ | laiyom | to the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אַרְבָּעָ֔ה | ʾarbaah | four | H702 → | 318 times |
| לַנֶּ֥גְבָּה | lanegbah | to the south <towards> | H5045 → | 112 times |
| לַיּ֖וֹם | laiyom | to the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אַרְבָּעָ֑ה | ʾarbaah | four | H702 → | 318 times |
| וְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖ים | velaasupim | and for the storehouses | H624 → | |
| שְׁנַ֥יִם | shenayim | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| שְׁנָֽיִם׃ | shenayim | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
לַמִּזְרָח֮to the east
lamizrachH4217 →74 times
הַלְוִיִּ֣םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
שִׁשָּׁה֒six
shishahH8337 →216 times
לַצָּפ֤וֹנָהto the north <towards>
latzafonahH6828 →153 times
לַיּוֹם֙to the day
laiyomH3117 →2304 times
אַרְבָּעָ֔הfour
ʾarbaahH702 →318 times
לַנֶּ֥גְבָּהto the south <towards>
lanegbahH5045 →112 times
לַיּ֖וֹםto the day
laiyomH3117 →2304 times
אַרְבָּעָ֑הfour
ʾarbaahH702 →318 times
וְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםand for the storehouses
velaasupimH624 →
שְׁנַ֥יִםtwo
shenayimH8147 →768 times
שְׁנָֽיִם׃two
shenayimH8147 →768 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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
2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
- Nehemiah 12:24
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other,…
- Ezra 6:18
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
- Nehemiah 12:36
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
- 1 Kings 13:1
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
Through
1 Chronicles 9:24The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:14–18
The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
- 1 Chronicles 26:14–18
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.