1 Chronicles 9:22

The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.

1 Samuel 9:9

Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

1 Chronicles 9:16

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun;
and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chronicles 9:25-26

Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,

1 Chronicles 9:31

A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.

1 Chronicles 23:1-32

When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 25:1-26

David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:

1 Chronicles 26:1-2

The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:

From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

1 Chronicles 28:13

Also included were plans for the divisions of the priests and the Levites; all the work of service in the Lord’s house; all the articles of service of the Lord’s house;

1 Chronicles 28:21

Here are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of God’s house. Every willing man of any skill will be at your disposal for the work, and the leaders and all the people are at your every command.”

2 Chronicles 31:15

Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to faithfully distribute it under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.

2 Chronicles 31:18

to those registered by genealogy—with all their infants, wives, sons, and daughters—of the whole assembly (for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy);

Nehemiah 11:25-30

As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages,
Dibon and its villages, and Jekabzeel and its villages;

Nehemiah 11:36

Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

Nehemiah 12:28-29

The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

Nehemiah 12:44

On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

Samuel

General references

Bible References

In their

1 Chronicles 9:16
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun;
and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Nehemiah 11:25
As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages,
Dibon and its villages, and Jekabzeel and its villages;
Nehemiah 12:28
The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

David

1 Chronicles 28:13
Also included were plans for the divisions of the priests and the Levites; all the work of service in the Lord’s house; all the articles of service of the Lord’s house;

Samuel

1 Samuel 9:9
Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

General references

1 Chronicles 15:23
Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

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