1 Chronicles 9:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 9:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 9:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 9:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 9:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and hitherto they <FI>are<Fi> at the gate of the king eastward; they <FI>are<Fi> the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 9:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they have been hitherto in the king's gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 9:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they were porters to this time by companies of the children of Leui vnto the Kinges gate eastward.”
1 Chronicles 9:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 9:18 in Context — 1 Chronicles 9
16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
18 Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
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.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:18 Mean?
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