1 Chronicles 26:18

18 And for the ¹colonnade^[a] on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.

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 For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.

17 On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.

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

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 23:11

Footnotes

• [a]. Or court; Hebrew parbar (meaning unknown); twice in this verse