Parallel Verses
World English Bible
who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
New American Standard Bible
being stationed until now at
King James Version
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He used to be stationed in the King's Gate on the east side as one of the gatekeepers of the camp belonging to the descendants of Levi.
A Conservative Version
who formerly [served] in the king's gate eastward. They were the porters for the camp of the sons of Levi.
American Standard Version
who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
Amplified
who until now was assigned to the king’s gate on the east side) they were the gatekeepers for the camp of the Levites.
Bible in Basic English
Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
Darby Translation
And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.
Julia Smith Translation
And hitherto in the king's gate from the sunrising: they keeping the gate for the camps of the sons of Levi.
King James 2000
Who until then waited in the king's gate eastward: they were gatekeepers in the camp of the children of Levi.
Lexham Expanded Bible
until then they [were] gatekeepers at the gate of the king on the east [side] toward the camps of the Levites.
Modern King James verseion
And before they were at the king's gate eastward, they were gatekeepers in the companies of the sons of Levi.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For unto the time they had watched at the king's gate eastward in the tents of the children of Levi by companies.
NET Bible
he serves to this day at the King's Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.
New Heart English Bible
who were previously stationed at the king's gate on the east: they were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
The Emphasized Bible
and, hitherto, they were in the gate of the king, eastward, - the same, were the keepers of the gate, for the camps of the sons of Levi.
Webster
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Youngs Literal Translation
and hitherto they are at the gate of the king eastward; they are the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.
Themes
the Levites » Services of » Keeping the gates of the temple
Porters » Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple
Topics
Interlinear
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Mizrach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 9:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Exiles Who Resettled In Jerusalem
17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), 18 who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. 19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.
Cross References
Ezekiel 46:1-2
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
1 Kings 10:5
and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
2 Kings 11:19
He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
1 Chronicles 26:12-19
Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the house of Yahweh.
Ezekiel 44:2-3
Yahweh said to me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.
Acts 3:11
As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.