1 Chronicles 9:23

New English Translation

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:32

They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 26:12

These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 9:22

All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions.

1 Chronicles 9:24

The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides – east, west, north, and south.

2 Chronicles 23:19

He posted guards at the gates of the Lord’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.

Nehemiah 12:45

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

Ezekiel 40:45

He said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

Ezekiel 44:14

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.