9 Bible Verses about Porters

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2 Chronicles 23:19

And he will cause the gate-keepers to stand at the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean shall not come in to all the word.

2 Samuel 18:26

And he watching will see another man running, and the watcher will call at the gate and say, Behold, a man running alone. And the king will say, This also announces good tidings.

1 Chronicles 16:42

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to cause to hear, and instruments of song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun at the gate.

1 Chronicles 23:5

And four thousand gate keepers, and four thousand praising to Jehovah with instruments which I made to praise.

1 Chronicles 15:18

And with them their brethren being second, Zechariah the son, and Jahaziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah. and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, Jeiel, gate-keepers.

Nehemiah 11:19

And the gate-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren watching in the gates, a hundred seventy and two.

Nehemiah 12:25

Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, watching the gates the watch of the stores of the gates.

2 Chronicles 35:15

And those singing, sons of Asaph, upon their station according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the kings seer; and the porters at gate and gate; not for them to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

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2 Samuel 18:26

And he watching will see another man running, and the watcher will call at the gate and say, Behold, a man running alone. And the king will say, This also announces good tidings.

1 Chronicles 16:42

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to cause to hear, and instruments of song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun at the gate.

1 Chronicles 23:5

And four thousand gate keepers, and four thousand praising to Jehovah with instruments which I made to praise.

2 Chronicles 35:15

And those singing, sons of Asaph, upon their station according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the kings seer; and the porters at gate and gate; not for them to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

Porters » Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple

2 Chronicles 35:15

And those singing, sons of Asaph, upon their station according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the kings seer; and the porters at gate and gate; not for them to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

1 Chronicles 9:17-32

The gate-keepers, Shallum and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum the head; And hitherto in the king's gate from the sunrising: they keeping the gate for the camps of the sons of Levi. And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren to the house of his father, the Korahites over the work of the service watching the thresholds to the tent: and their fathers over the camp of Jehovah watching the entrance. read more.
And Phinehas son of Eleazar was leader over them to their face; Jehovah with him. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, the gate of the opening to the tent of appointment All of them chosen for the gates upon the thresholds, two hundred and twelve. They in their villages being enrolled, David founded them, and Samuel the seeing, in their faithfulness. And they and their sons over the gates to the house of Jehovah to the house of the tent, for the watches. To the four quarters will be the gates, from the sunrising, the sea, the north and the south. And their brethren in their enclosures to come for seven days from time to time with these. For in faithfulness these four strong ones of the gates, these Levites, and they were over the cells and over the treasures of the house of God. And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning. And from them over the vessels of the service, for by number they will bring them in, and by number they will carry them forth. And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices. And from the sons of the priests seasoning the ointment to the spices. And Mattithiah from the Levites, he the first-born to Shallum the Korahite, in faithfulness over the work of the things cooked. And from the sons of the Kohathites, from their brethren over the bread of arrangement to prepare the Sabbath, Sabbath.

2 Chronicles 34:13

And over those carrying, and superintending to all doing the work for service and service: and from the Levites, scribes and leaders and gate-keepers.

Porters » Their posts were determined by lot

1 Chronicles 24:31

And they will also cast lots near their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers to the priests and to the Levites, the fathers the head near his brethren the small

1 Chronicles 26:13-19

And they will cast lots, according to small according to great, for the house of their fathers, to gate and gate And the lot will fall from the sunrising to Shelemiah. And Zechariah his son counseling in understanding, they cast lots; and his lot will go forth north. To Obed-Edom, south; and to his sons the house of stores. read more.
To Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate of Shallecheth, by the highway of the going up, watch over against watch. To the sunrising, six Levites; to the north, four for the day, to the south, four for the day, and to Asuppim, two, two. To Parbar to the west, four at the highway, two at the open portico, These the divisions of the gates to the sons of the Korahites, and to the sons of Merari.

Porters » They served in twenty-four courses

1 Chronicles 26:13-19

And they will cast lots, according to small according to great, for the house of their fathers, to gate and gate And the lot will fall from the sunrising to Shelemiah. And Zechariah his son counseling in understanding, they cast lots; and his lot will go forth north. To Obed-Edom, south; and to his sons the house of stores. read more.
To Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate of Shallecheth, by the highway of the going up, watch over against watch. To the sunrising, six Levites; to the north, four for the day, to the south, four for the day, and to Asuppim, two, two. To Parbar to the west, four at the highway, two at the open portico, These the divisions of the gates to the sons of the Korahites, and to the sons of Merari.

Porters » Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors

1 Chronicles 9:27

And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning.

Porters » They also served as porters of the gates of the walls

Nehemiah 12:25

Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, watching the gates the watch of the stores of the gates.

Porters » One-third were porters of the gate of the foundation

2 Chronicles 23:5

And the third in the king's house; and the third in the gate of the foundation: and all the people in the enclosures of the house of Jehovah.

Porters » One-third were porters of the king's house

2 Chronicles 23:5

And the third in the king's house; and the third in the gate of the foundation: and all the people in the enclosures of the house of Jehovah.

Porters » One-third were porters of the temple

2 Chronicles 23:4

This the word which ye shall do; the third of you coming in the Sabbath to the priests and to the Levites, to the gates of the thresholds;

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