Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 9:20

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

20And Phinehas son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him.

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In context

18and he waited hitherto in the king’s gate eastward: these are the gates of the companies of the sons of Levi.

19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren belonging to the house of his father, the Korahites were over the works of the service, keeping the watches of the tabernacle, and their fathers over the camp of the Lord, keeping the entrance.

— 1 Chronicles 9:20 —

21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of witness.

22All the chosen porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve, these were in their courts, this was their distribution: these David and Samuel the seer established in their charge.

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