1 Chronicles 9 · Verse 19

1 Chronicles 9:19

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.
1 Chronicles 9:19, King James Version

1 Chronicles 9:19 in other translations

BSBShallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
WEBShallum was the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent. Their fathers had been over the LORD’s camp, keepers of the entry.
ASVAnd Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.
YLTAnd Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, are over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers are over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance;
DARBYAnd Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance.
BBEAnd Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.
WebsterAnd Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

What does 1 Chronicles 9:19 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Keepers of the entry - Whose business it was to suffer no person to come to the tabernacle but the priests, during the performance of the sacred service; see Jarchi.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 9:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשַׁלּ֣וּםve.sha.Lumand ShallumH7967
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
ק֠וֹרֵאKo.re'KoreH6981
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֶבְיָסָ֨ף'ev.ya.SafEbiasaphH43
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
קֹ֜רַחKo.rachKorahH7141
וְֽאֶחָ֧יוve.'e.Chavand relatives hisH251
לְבֵית\־le.veit-of [the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֣יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
הַקָּרְחִ֗יםha.ka.re.Chimthe KorahitesH7145
עַ֚ל'al[were] overH5921
מְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work ofH4399
הָעֲבוֹדָ֔הha.'a.vo.Dahthe serviceH5656
שֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.Rei[the] keepers ofH8104
הַסִּפִּ֖יםha.si.Pimthe thresholdsH5592
לָאֹ֑הֶלla.'O.helof the tentH168
וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.vo.tei.Hemand ancestors theirH1
עַל\־'al-[had been] overH5921
מַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.Neh[the] camp ofH4264
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.Rei[the] keepers ofH8104
הַמָּבֽוֹא\׃ha.ma.Vo'the entranceH3996

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 9:19

  • Numbers 26:9-11

    And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

  • Psalms 42:1

    To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

  • 2 Kings 11:15

    But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 11:9

    And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:7-8

    The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. All these of the sons of Obed–edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed–edom.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:4-10

    This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. …

  • 1 Chronicles 26:13-19

    And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. …

  • Psalms 49:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:22-23

    The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

  • Psalms 44:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

  • Psalms 84:10

    For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ebiasaph.
6:22,23
Korah.
Nu 26:9-11; Ps 42:1; 44:1; 49:1; *titles
gates. Heb. thresholds.
Ps 84:10; *marg:
over the host.
2Ki 11:9,15; 2Ch 23:4-10
keepers of the entry.
26:7,8,13-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 9:18

    Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:19

    And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:20

    And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.

Read all of 1 Chronicles 9

1 Chronicles 9:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Sallum hijo de Core, hijo de Abiasath, hijo de Corah, y sus hermanos los Coraitas por la casa de su padre, tuvieron cargo de la obra del ministerio, guardando las puertas del tabernáculo; y sus padres fueron sobre la cuadrilla de Jehová guardas de la entrada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Shallum, fils de Koré, fils d’Ébiasaph, fils de Coré, et ses frères, les Corites, de la maison de son père, étaient préposés sur l’œuvre du service, gardant les seuils de la tente: et leurs pères avaient été préposés sur le camp de l’ Éternel, gardant l’entrée;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Schallum, der Sohn Kores, des Sohnes Ebjasaphs, des Sohnes Korahs, und seine Brüder vom Hause seines Vaters, die Korhiter, waren über das Werk des Dienstes, als Hüter der Schwellen des Zeltes. Und ihre Väter waren über das Lager Jehovas als Hüter des Eingangs gewesen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sellum vero filius Core filii Abiasaph, filii Core, cum fratribus suis, et domo patris sui, hi sunt Coritæ super opera ministerii, custodes vestibulorum tabernaculi: et familiæ eorum per vices castrorum Domini custodientes introitum.