1 Chronicles 9:22-28

A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles

22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. h David and Samuel i the seer established them in their office of trust. 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. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. 25 And their kinsmen who were j in their villages were obligated to come k in every seven days, in turn, to be with these, 26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over l the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. 27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and m they had charge of opening it every morning.

28 Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 26:1 - 2
    As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
  2. Cross References
    1 Samuel 9:9
    (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer," for today's "prophet" was formerly called a seer.)
  3. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 9:16
    And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
  4. Cross References
    2 Kings 11:5
    And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:5
    He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.
    1 Kings 6:8
    The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 1:53
    But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.
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