Topic
Porters
9 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17–32Nave Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king' s palace, and doors of the temple
And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. And Shallum the son of Kore, the son…
- 1 Chronicles 9:27Nave Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors
¶ And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
- 1 Chronicles 24:31Nave Their posts were determined by lot
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
- 1 Chronicles 26:13–19Nave They served in twenty-four courses
¶ 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…
- 2 Chronicles 23:4Nave One-third were porters of the temple
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;
- 2 Chronicles 23:5Nave One-third were porters of the king' s house
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.
- 2 Chronicles 34:13Nave Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king' s palace, and doors of the temple
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
- 2 Chronicles 35:15Nave Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king' s palace, and doors of the temple
And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites…
- Nehemiah 12:25Nave They also served as porters of the gates of the walls
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 11 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king' s palace, and doors of the temple 1Ch 9:17-32; 2Ch 34:13; 35:15
- → Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors 1Ch 9:27
- → One-third were porters of the temple 2Ch 23:4
- → One-third were porters of the king' s house 2Ch 23:5
- → One-third were porters of the gate of the foundation 2Ch 23:5
- → They also served as porters of the gates of the walls Ne 12:25
- → They served in twenty-four courses 1Ch 26:13-19
- → Their posts were determined by lot 1Ch 24:31; 26:13-19
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.