1 Chronicles 9:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary(that is, the tabernacle).

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 23:32 : 32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.
  • 2 Chr 23:19 : 19 He posted guards at the gates of the LORD’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.
  • Neh 12:45 : 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.
  • Ezek 44:10-11 : 10 “‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin. 11 Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.
  • Ezek 44:14 : 14 Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 9:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.

    22All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions.

  • 1 Chr 9:24-28
    5 verses
    81%

    24The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides– east, west, north, and south.

    25Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

    26The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.

    27They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

    28Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

  • 1 Chr 9:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17The gatekeepers were:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;

    18he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

    19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family(the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the LORD’s dwelling place.

  • 1 Chr 26:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.

    13They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

  • Neh 12:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.

    25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

  • 2 Chr 23:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.

    5Another third of you will be stationed at the royal palace and still another third at the Foundation Gate. All the others will stand in the courtyards of the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    75%

    19He posted guards at the gates of the LORD’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.

  • 1 Chr 15:23
    75%

    23Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians of the ark;

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    75%

    14As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered.

  • Ezra 2:42
    74%

    42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.

  • 1 Chr 26:19
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    74%

    32They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.

  • Neh 12:45
    74%

    45They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

  • Neh 11:19
    73%

    19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates– 172.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
    73%

    18along with some of their relatives who were second in rank, including Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, manned their posts, as prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet. The guards at the various gates did not need to leave their posts, for their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    73%

    38including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    73%

    13supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace.

    7The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the LORD’s temple and protect the king.

  • Neh 7:45
    72%

    45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138.

  • 2 Chr 31:16
    72%

    16They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records– to all who would enter the LORD’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions.

  • Neh 7:3
    72%

    3I said to them,“The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes.”

  • Num 3:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7They are responsible for his needs and the needs of the whole community before the tent of meeting, by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

    8And they are responsible for all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and for the needs of the Israelites, as they serve in the tabernacle.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    71%

    28Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.

  • Neh 12:9
    71%

    9Bakbukiah and Unni, their colleagues, stood opposite them in the services.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    71%

    4David said,“Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

  • Neh 3:6
    71%

    6Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah worked on the Jeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

  • Neh 3:29
    71%

    29After them Zadok son of Immer worked opposite his house, and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard at the East Gate, worked.

  • 2 Chr 31:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.

    14Kore son of Imnah, a Levite and the guard on the east side, was in charge of the voluntary offerings made to God and disbursed the contributions made to the LORD and the consecrated items.

  • 2 Chr 31:18
    70%

    18and to all the infants, wives, sons, and daughters of the entire assembly listed in the genealogical records, for they faithfully consecrated themselves.

  • 1 Chr 26:16
    70%

    16Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

  • Ezra 8:29
    70%

    29Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, in the storerooms of the temple of the LORD.

  • Neh 12:39
    69%

    39over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

  • Ezek 40:45
    69%

    45He said to me,“This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

  • Neh 11:16
    69%

    16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

  • Num 3:31
    69%

    31Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.

  • Neh 7:1
    69%

    1When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,