1 Chronicles 9:21

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was guard of the entrance to the temple, the “tent of meeting.”

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And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

In Context

20Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of them in the past, and Yahweh had been with him.

22All those who were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the people's records in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had placed them into their positions of trust.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:14When the lot was cast for the east gate, it fell to Shelemiah + 26:14 Shelemiah is the same person referred to as Meshelemiah in 1CH 26:2. . They then cast lots for Zechariah his son, a prudent advisor, and his lot came out for the north gate.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 9:15-35

Genealogies; the Employment of the Priests. ( b. c. 1400.) 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and… Read the whole commentary →

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