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1 Chronicles 9:18
he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the post-Exile Levitical roster for the returned community, specifying the exact posts assigned to the temple gatekeepers.
The words — The text specifies שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ (sha‘ar ha-melekh) as the “king’s gate” and מַחֲנֹת (machanot) as the “camps,” identifying the stationed Levites as gatekeepers drawn from these organized divisions.
The thread — The eastward gate designation recurs in Ezekiel 46:1 as a sealed sanctuary entrance, and the broader temple guard structure is referenced in 2 Kings 11:19 during a royal succession event.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that Israel’s sacred service was structured around fixed, hereditary assignments rather than ad hoc participation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 46:1 “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
- 1 Kings 10:5 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- 2 Kings 11:19 He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,
- 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.
- Ezekiel 44:2 And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
- Acts 3:11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.