1 Chronicles 9:22

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
chosen	הַבְּרוּרִים֙ ha.be.ru.Rim	H1305	to clarify (i.e. brighten) · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
porters	לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים le.sho.'a.Rim	H7778	a janitor · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
gates	בַּסִּפִּ֔ים ba.si.Pim	H5592	a vestibule (as a limit) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
hundred	מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine dual absolute
twelve	וּשְׁנֵ֣ים u.she.Neim	H8147	two · conjunction + noun, common both genders dual absolute
genealogy	הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם hit.yach.Sam	H3187	to enroll by pedigree · verb, hithpael infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
villages	בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ ve.chatz.rei.Hem	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
whom	הֵ֤מָּה He.mah	H1992	they (only used when emphatic) · personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural
David	דָּוִ֛יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
Samuel	וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל u.she.mu.'El	H8050	Shemuel · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
seer	רָאָה râʼâh	H7200	to see
ordain	יִסַּ֥ד yi.Sad	H3245	to set (literally or figuratively) · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
office	בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם be.'e.mu.na.Tam	H530	literally firmness · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 9:9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophe…
1 Chronicles 23:1-32 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 9:31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the…
1 Chronicles 28:13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels o…
1 Chronicles 9:16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the…
1 Chronicles 9:25-26 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
1 Chronicles 25:1-26 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophes…
1 Chronicles 26:1-2 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 9:14-34

We have here a further account of the good posture which the affairs of religion were put into immediately upon the return of the people out of Babylon. They had smarted for their former neglect of ordinances and under the late want of ordinances. Both these considerations made them very zealous and forward in setting up the worship of God among them; so they began their worship of God at the right end. Instances hereof we have here. I. Before the house of the Lord was built they had the house of the tabernacle, a plain and movable tent, which they made use of in the mean time. Those that cannot yet reach to have a temple must not be without a tabernacle, but be thankful for that and make th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 9:18

the king's gate--The king had a gate from his palace into the temple (Kg2 16:18), which doubtless was kept constantly closed except for the monarch's use; and although there was no king in Israel on the return from the captivity, yet the old ceremonial was kept up, probably in the hope that the scepter would, ere long, be restored to the house of David. It is an honor by which Eastern kings are distinguished, to have a gate exclusively devoted to their own special use, and which is kept constantly closed, except when he goes out or returns (Eze 44:2). There being no king then in Israel, this gate would be always shut. Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 10

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 9:20

And Phinehas - The Targum says, "And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was ruler over them from ancient times, from the day in which the tabernacle was set up in the wilderness; and the Word of the Lord was his assistant."

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 9:22

All those that were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve,.... As fixed in the days of David, and might not be fewer: these were reckoned by their genealogies in their villages; where they dwelt: whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office; the scheme was first drawn by Samuel the prophet, and communicated to David, who put it into execution, to be constantly and perpetually observed.

Dictionary and topics

Prophet — (Heb. nabi, from a root meaning “to bubble forth, as from a fountain,” hence “to utter”, comp. Ps. 45:1). This Hebrew word is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of…
Seer — A name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions granted to them. It is first found in 1 Sam. 9:9. It is afterwards applied to Zadok, Gad, etc. (2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 1 Chr. 9:22; 25:5;…
Tahath — the name of a desert station of the Israelites between Makheloth and Tarah. (Numbers 33:26) The site has not been identified. (station).
Levites, The · Services of: Keeping the gates of the temple — Services of: Keeping the gates of the temple
Porters · doors of the temple — doors of the temple
Prophets · General references — General references
Samuel · Organizes the tabernacle service — Organizes the tabernacle service

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 9:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 9:14-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 9:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 9:20

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 9:22

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 9:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 9:14-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 9:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 9:20

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 9:22

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 9:22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 9:21

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 9:22