1 chronicles 15:23 and berechiah and elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark

1 Chronicles 15:23

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] door-keepers for the ark.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, Berechiah and Elkanah, were door-keepers to the ark.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Berechiah and Elkanah [are] gatekeepers for the ark.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Barachias, and Elcana, were doorkeepers of the ark.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters for the Arke.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Berechiah, and Elkanah [were] doore keepers for the Arke.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Berechiah and Hilkanah looked after the ark, providing for it what was needed.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Berechiah{gr.Barachia} and Elcana [were] door-keepers of the ark.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Berekhyah and Elqanah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

And Bereȼyà בֶּרֶכיָה 1296

{1296} Prime
בֶּרֶכְיָה
Berekyah
{beh-rek-yaw'}

From H1290 and H3050; knee (that is, blessing) of Jah; Berekjah, the name of six Israelites.

and ´Elkänà אֶלקָנָה 511

{0511} Prime
אֶלְקָנָה
'Elqanah
{el-kaw-naw'}

From H0410 and H7069; God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of seven Israelites.

[were] doorkeepers 7778

{7778} Prime
שׁוֹעֵר
show`er
{sho-are'}

Active participle of H8176 (as denominative from H8179); a janitor.

for the ark. 727

{0727} Prime
אֲרוֹן
'arown
{aw-rone'}

From H0717 (in the sense of gathering); a box.

See commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:16-24.

1 Chronicles 15:23

_ _ Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers — who marched immediately in front, while Obed-edom and Jeiel went in the rear, of the ark.

See commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24.

1 Chronicles 15:23

Door — keepers — They were appointed to keep the door of the tent in which the ark was to be kept, that no unallowed person might press in and touch it; and in like manner they were to attend upon the ark in the way, and to guard it from the press and touch of prophane hands; for which end these two went before the ark, is their other two brethren mentioned in the close of 1 Chronicles 15:24, came after it.

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1 Chronicles 9:21-23 [And] Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. ... So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

2 Kings 22:4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

2 Kings 25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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.

2K 22:4; 25:18. 1Ch 9:21. Ps 84:10.