1 Chronicles 26:18

18 As for the court^[a] to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court^[b] itself.

1 Chronicles 26:18 in Other Translations

18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

18 And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.

18 Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard.

18 At the open court to the west, four guards were posted on the road and two at the court.

18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

18 At the courtyard on the west there were four Levites at the gateway to the palace and two at the courtyard itself.

18 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.

18 Two Levite guards were at the courtyard to the west. And four were at the road.

1 Chronicles 26:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:18

At Parbar westward
A gate at the western wall; the Jewish writers generally interpret it an outward place, but Dr. Lightfoot ^F3 thinks it is the same with Parvar, which signifies suburbs, ( 2 Kings 23:11 ) , and which agrees with the description Josephus ^F4 gives of one of the western gates, that it led to the suburbs:

four at the causeway;
by which was the gate Shallecheth, ( 1 Chronicles 26:16 )

and two at Parbar;
the gate before mentioned.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Ib. (Prospect of the Temple, ch. 5.) sect. 2.
F4 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 15. c. 11. sect. 5.)

1 Chronicles 26:18 In-Context

16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah. Guard was alongside of guard:

17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.

18 As for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court itself.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.

Footnotes

• [a]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
• [b]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.