1 Chronicles 26:18

18 There were two guards at the western court and four guards on the road to the court.

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 Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road. Guards stood side by side with guards.

17 Six Levites stood guard every day at the East Gate; four Lev- ites stood guard every day at the North Gate; four Levites stood guard every day at the South Gate; and two Levites at a time guarded the storehouse.

18 There were two guards at the western court and four guards on the road to the court.

19 These were the groups of the gatekeepers from the families of Korah and Merari.

20 Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.