1 Chronicles 9:18
“(Who hitherto waited in the kings gate Eastward) they were Porters in the companies of the children of Leui.”
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1 Chronicles 9:18 Context
16And Obadiah the sonne of Shemaiah, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun: and Berechiah the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17And the Porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chiefe. 18(Who hitherto waited in the kings gate Eastward) they were Porters in the companies of the children of Leui. 19And Shallum the sonne of Kore, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah, and his brethren (of the house of his father) the Korahites, were ouer the worke of the seruice, keepers of the gates of the Tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoste of the Lord, were keepers of the entrie. 20And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar was the ruler ouer them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 9:18
Who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they [were] porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
- King James Version
{being stationed} until now at the king's gate to the east). These {were} the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
who hitherto `waited' in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
- Basic English Bible
And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.
- Darby Bible
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
- Webster's Bible
who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- World English Bible
and hitherto they [are] at the gate of the king eastward; they [are] the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.
- Youngs Literal Bible
who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward; they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 9:18
9:18 King's gate - In the east - gate of the temple, which was socalled, because the kings of Judah used to go to the temple throughthat gate. Under this gate he comprehends all the rest, which also wereguarded by these porters. Companies - Or, according to the courses.They kept the gates successively, according to that method into which theLevites were distributed, for the more convenient management of theirseveral offices; among which this of the porters was one.