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1 Chronicles 9:23

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 9:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
1 Chronicles 9:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Jehovah was with him.
21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
22All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
24On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
26for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, etc.] They that were appointed in David’s time to watch the gates of the temple, their posterity succeeded them in that office; for it was hereditary: namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards; that which was at Gibeon in David’s time, and now one was erected until the temple was built.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The oversight - Namely, in David's time. Tabernacle - This is added to explain what he means by the house of the Lord, not that tabernacle which David had set up for the ark; but that more solemn tabernacle, which Moses had made by God's express command; which in David's time was at Gibeon; in which God was worshipped until the temple was built. Wards - By turns or courses. 1 Chronicles 9:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the oversight: Ch1 23:32; Ch2 23:19; Neh 12:45; Eze 44:10, Eze 44:11, Eze 44:14 1 Chronicles 9:24”
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