Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
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Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
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Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the store-houses of the gates.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 12:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 9:14-17 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph, and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
- 1 Chronicles 23:32 and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 26:12 Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 26:15 To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
- Nehemiah 11:17-19 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four. Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
- Nehemiah 12:8-9 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers. Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were close to them according to their offices.
- Isaiah 21:8 He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To wit, of the temple, their watching-place being close…
To wit, of the temple, their watching-place being close by the thresholds of the gates, as it now is.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain These were in the days of Joiakim the son…
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,.... Who was high priest in Babylon, and whose grandson was now high priest in the time referred to:
and in the days of Nehemiah the governor; the writer of this book:
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and of Ezra the priest, the scribe; who was contemporary with him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. The thresholds of the gates.] Some understand…
Verse 25. The thresholds of the gates.] Some understand this of a sort of porticoes at the gates, and are puzzled about it, because they find no mention of porticoes elsewhere: but why may we not suppose these to resemble our watch-boxes or some temporary moveable shelters for those who took care of the gates? That there must have been some such conveniences, common sense dictates.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In 1Ch 9:17, 1Ch 9:24, 1Ch 9:26, four families…
In 1Ch 9:17, 1Ch 9:24, 1Ch 9:26, four families of porters only are mentioned; six are implied here, in Neh 7:45, and in Ezr 2:42. From 1Ch 26:14-19 it appears that the temple had four chief gates, fronting the cardinal points, and two minor ones, “toward Asuppim,” and “at Parbar.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Entrances. These are not distinctly mentioned before. See 1…
Entrances. These are not distinctly mentioned before. See 1 Paralipomenon xxvi. 15, 17., and Ezechiel xl. 8. (Calmet) --- Septuagint have only, after order, or him, ver. 25. "When I assembled the door-keepers, (ver. 26,) in the days of Joakeim." (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. The thresholds of the gates — Rather, treasuries,…
25. The thresholds of the gates — Rather, treasuries, or store chambers of the gates; chambers located near the gates, and used for the storing of temple goods. Comp. 1Ch_26:15, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. Mattaniah] Cf. Neh_12:8, Neh_11:17. Mattaniah representing Asaphites.
25. Mattaniah] Cf. Neh_12:8, Neh_11:17. Mattaniah representing Asaphites.
Bakbukiah] Cf. Neh_12:9, Neh_11:17, representing the Hemanites, cf. 1Ch_25:4.
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Obadiah] Probably the same as Abda of the family of Jeduthun, Neh_11:17.
These three names are the names of singers who were also porters, and should probably be separated from the next three, who were only porters.
Meshullam] Probably the same as Shallum (1Ch_9:17; Ezr_2:42).
Talmon, Akkub] Cf. Neh_11:19; 1Ch_9:17.
at the thresholds of the gates] R.V. at the storehouses of the gates. The A.V. gives the rendering which is favoured by the Vulgate ‘vestibulorum ante portas,’ and by the chief Hebrew commentators, e.g. Rashi and Aben Ezra. The R.V. however is undoubtedly right. The Hebrew only occurs elsewhere in the O.T. in 1Ch_26:15; 1Ch_26:17, ‘storehouse.’ The temple was a treasury as well as a sanctuary.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) At the thresholds.—At the treasuries, or store-chambers attached…
(25) At the thresholds.—At the treasuries, or store-chambers attached to the several gates of the Temple.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Meshullam and Obadiah are new as Levitical names; but…
Meshullam and Obadiah are new as Levitical names; but the remaining names of the passage are well known. Talmon and Akkub are among the porters of David"s time, (1Ch_9:17) and are mentioned in Ezr_2:42 Neh_7:45 Neh_11:19. Bakbukiah and Mattaniah occur in Neh_11:17 and Neh_12:8, Neh_12:9; but as families of singers, rather than of porters, in those places. Keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. Rather, as in the margin, "at the treasuries." It is thought that the chambers above the gateways may have been used as storehouses or treasuries.
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