1 Chronicles 9:22
“All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve . These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
In four quarters were the porters,.... For, according to the Targum on Ch1 9:22 there were twenty four wards:
towards…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The porters, like the singers Neh 12:29, dwelt for the most part in the villages round Jerusalem. They were the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 9:14-34
We have here a further account of the good posture which the affairs of religion were put into immediately upon the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
All these Cp. Ezr 2:41 (Neh 7:45); Neh 11:19. The discrepancy in numbers between Chron. and Neh. and also between…
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