"{And} Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah {was} porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation." — 1 Chronicles 9:21

1 Chronicles 9:21 · KJV

“{And} Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah {was} porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”

— 1 Chronicles 9:21

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

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. {did...: Heb. founded} {set...: or, trust}

1 Chronicles 9 — Context

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. {gates: Heb. thresholds}

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

{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.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:14

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. {Shelemiah: also called Meshelemiah}

1 Chronicles 26:2

And the sons of Meshelemiah {were}, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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