Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

Bible References

The king's

1 Kings 10:5
the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, she was overwhelmed.
2 Kings 11:19
Jehoiada the priest, the officers, the royal bodyguard, and the palace guards escorted the king from the Temple to the palace. All the people followed them. Jehoash entered by the Guard Gate and took his place on the royal throne.
Ezekiel 44:2
Jehovah said to me: This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because the Lord Jehovah of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut.
Ezekiel 46:1
This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'The east gate of the inner courtyard must be closed during the six working days, but it must be opened on the weekly day of worship. It must also be opened on the New Moon Festival.
Acts 3:11
The beggar held on to Peter and John while all the people came to them at the place called Solomon's Colonnade.

They

1 Chronicles 26:12
These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the Temple of Jehovah, just as their relatives had.