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.
David
Samuel
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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 among the settlements of the Netophathites.
Nehemiah 11:25
As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,
Nehemiah 12:28
The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites
David
1 Chronicles 28:13
He gave him the regulations for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord's temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord's temple.
Samuel
1 Samuel 9:9
(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, "Come on, let's go to the seer." For today's prophet used to be called a seer.)
General references
1 Chronicles 15:23
Berechiah and Elkanah were guardians of the ark;