1 Chronicles 9:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.”
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“These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief),”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the gatekeepers <FI>are<Fi> Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren--Shallum <FI>is<Fi> the head;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 9:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
- 1 Chronicles 26:1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
- Ezra 2:42The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.
- Nehemiah 11:19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
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