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1 Chronicles 9:21

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21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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1 Chronicles 9:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
ESV
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
NLT
21 And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle.
MSG
21 Now Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the security guard at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
CSB
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 Chronicles 9:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:21

And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah
Some think this refers to one that was in the times of David; but it seems rather to respect one that was after the Babylonish captivity, see ( 1 Chronicles 26:1 1 Chronicles 26:2 ) though he and his brethren were in an office established in the times of David, and the order of which was now, as then, observed:

was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
who was the chief porter, and kept the door; either that led into the outer court, and kept out all unclean persons from entering there; or that which led into the court of the priests, that none but priests might enter there.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Chronicles 9:21 In-Context

19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 26:2,14
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