Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 9:26
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the post-exilic temple administration, assigning custodial duties to specific Levitical families responsible for the sanctuary’s physical and financial security.
The words — The Hebrew term אֱמוּנָה (emunah) translates literally as faithfulness or trustworthiness, describing the reliable character required to manage the temple rooms and treasuries.
The thread — This treasury oversight extends to other Levites in 1 Chronicles 26:20, while 2 Chronicles 31:5 and Nehemiah 10:38 document the tithes and firstfruits that filled those secured stores.
Why it lands — The text assigns fixed administrative and guarding roles to designated Levites, requiring the reader to recognize that sacred resources and sanctuary operations depend on structured, accountable stewardship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- 2 Chronicles 31:5 As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
- Nehemiah 10:38 A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
- Nehemiah 13:5 and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.