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1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New Living Translation
21 And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle.[a]
22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men. 23 These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent.
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- 9:21 Hebrew Tent of Meeting.
1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New English Translation
1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New English Translation
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.
22 All 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[a] had appointed them to their positions.[b] 23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).[c]
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- 1 Chronicles 9:22 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (roʾeh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (naviʾ, “prophet”).
- 1 Chronicles 9:22 tn Heb “they—David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”
- 1 Chronicles 9:23 tn Heb “and they and their sons to the gates of the house of the Lord, of the house of the tent, [were assigned] as guards.”
1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New International Version
1 Chronicles 9:21-23
New International Version
21 Zechariah(A) son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers(B) 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.(C) 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.
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