1 Chronicles 26:12

These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did.

Berean Standard Bible

Follow its threads on the canvas →

Study note

Setting — The chronicler records the administrative structure of the temple gatekeepers, following the enumeration of their leaders and preceding the description of how lots were cast.

The words — מַחְלְק֨וֹת (mach.le.Kot) means divisions, and מִשְׁמָר֖וֹת (mish.ma.Rot) means duties or guards.

The thread — The principle of assigning service by lot to young and old appears in 1 Chronicles 25:8.

Why it lands — The text states that gatekeeper duties were organized through chief men and aligned with family relatives. It asks the reader to note the hereditary and systematic allocation of temple service.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Hebrew words

לְ֠אֵלֶּהLe./'e.leh[belonged] to/ these מַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.Kot[the] divisions of הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha./sho.'a.Rimthe/ gatekeepers לְרָאשֵׁ֧יle./ra.Sheito/ [the] chiefs of הַגְּבָרִ֛יםha./ge.va.Rimthe/ men מִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.Rotduties לְעֻמַּ֣תle./'u.Mat<to>/ corresponding to אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei./Hemrelatives/ their לְשָׁרֵ֖תle./sha.Retto/ serve בְּבֵ֥יתbe./Veitin/ [the] house of יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 25:8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.