1 Chronicles 15:23

And, Berechiah and Elkanah, were door-keepers to the ark.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

In Context

22And, Chenaniah the leader of the Levites, in the service, used to give instructions in the service, because skilful was he.

24And, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing with the trumpets, before the ark of God,—and, Obed-edom and Jehiah, were door-keepers, to the ark.

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Cross References

2 Kings 22:4Go up unto Hilkiah, the high priest, that he pour out the silver that hath been brought into the house of Yahweh,—which the keepers of the entrance-hall have gathered from the people,

1 Chronicles 9:21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, was door-keeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 15:2-25

The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1047.) 1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of… Read the whole commentary →

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