1 Chronicles 9:23

23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the tent of meeting.

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1 Chronicles 9:23 in Other Translations

KJV

23 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.

ESV

23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards.

NLT

23 These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the LORD when that house was a tent.

MSG

23 They and their sons had the permanent responsibility for guarding the gates of God's house, the house of worship;

CSB

23 So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord's house, the house of the tent.

1 Chronicles 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:23

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of
the house of the Lord
They that were appointed in David's time to watch the gates of the temple, their posterity succeeded them in that office; for it was hereditary:

namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards;
that which was at Gibeon in David's time, and now one was erected until the temple was built.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Chronicles 9:23 In-Context

21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.

23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the tent of meeting.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.

25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.

1 Chronicles 9:23

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