1 Chronicles 15:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.”

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BSBPD

“Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Berechiah and Elkanah <FI>are<Fi> gatekeepers for the ark.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 15:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 22:4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
  2. 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
  3. 1 Chronicles 9:21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  4. Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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