- the keepers:
- "And Shallumª the sonª of Kore,ª the sonª of Ebiasaph,ª the sonª of Korah,ª and his brethren,ª of the houseª of his father,ª the Korahites,ª [were] over¹ the workª of the service,ª keepersª° of the gatesª of the tabernacle:ª and their fathers,ª [being] over¹ the hostª of the LORD,ª [were] keepersª° of the entry.ª" {1Ch 9:19} + "And they castª° lots,ª as well the smallª as the great,ª according to the houseª of their fathers,ª for every gate.ª ... These¹ [are] the divisionsª of the portersª among the sonsª of Kore,ª and among the sonsª of Merari.ª" {1Ch 26:13-19} + "And he appointed,ª° according to the orderª of Davidª his father,ª¹ the coursesª of the priestsª to¹ their service,ª and the Levitesª to¹ their charges,ª to praiseª° and ministerª° before¹ the priests,ª as the dutyª of every day² required:ª the portersª also by their coursesª at every gate:ª for¹ so¹ had Davidª the manª of Godª commanded.ª" {2Ch 8:14} + "Moreover the porters,ª Akkub,ª Talmon,ª and their brethrenª that keptª° the gates,ª [were] an hundredª seventyª and two.ª" {Neh 11:19} + "For¹ a dayª in thy courtsª [is] betterª than a thousand.ª¹ I had ratherª° be a doorkeeperª° in the houseª of my God,ª than to dwellª°¹ in the tentsª of wickedness.ª" {Psa 84:10}
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