- porters:
- "And the portersª [were], Shallum,ª and Akkub,ª and Talmon,ª and Ahiman,ª and their brethren:ª Shallumª [was] the chief;ª ... And they lodgedª° round aboutª the houseª of God,ª because¹ the chargeª [was] upon¹ them, and the openingª thereof every morningª [pertained] to them.¹" {1Ch 9:17-27} + "And Berechiahª and Elkanahª [were] doorkeepersª for the ark.ª ... And Shebaniah,ª and Jehoshaphat,²¹ and Nethaneel,ª and Amasai,ª and Zechariah,ª and Benaiah,ª and Eliezer,ª the priests,ª did blowª°°° with the trumpetsª beforeª the arkª of God:ª and Obededomª and Jehiahª [were] doorkeepersª for the ark.ª" {1Ch 15:23-24} + "And Obededomª with their brethren,ª threescoreª and eight;ª Obededomª also the sonª of Jeduthunª and Hosahª [to be] porters:ª" {1Ch 16:38} + "Concerning the divisionsª of the porters:ª Of the Korhitesª [was] Meshelemiahª the sonª of Kore,ª of¹ the sonsª of Asaph.ª ... Among these¹ [were] the divisionsª of the porters,ª [even] among the chiefª men,ª [having] wardsª one against² another,ª¹ to ministerª° in the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 26:1-12} + "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} + "And the singersª° the sonsª of Asaphª [were] in¹ their place,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª and Asaph,ª and Heman,ª and Jeduthunª the king'sª seer;ª and the portersª [waited] at every gate;ª they might not¹ departª° from¹¹ their service;ª for¹ their brethrenª the Levitesª preparedª° for them." {2Ch 35:15} + "And there went upª° [some] of the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª and of¹ the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters,ª and the Nethinims,ª unto¹ Jerusalem,ª in the seventhª yearª of Artaxerxesª the king.ª" {Ezr 7:7} + "So the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the porters,ª and the singers,ª° and [some] of¹ the people,ª and the Nethinims,ª and all¹ Israel,ª dweltª° in their cities;ª and when the seventhª monthª came,ª° the childrenª of Israelª [were] in their cities.ª" {Neh 7:73}
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