1 Chronicles 9:23 meaning and explanation
So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
1 Chronicles 9:23, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler is describing the restored community after the exile, listing the families who resettled Jerusalem and served at the temple. Here he summarizes the gatekeepers' duty: Shallum and his relatives, along with their descendants, were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD's house, which the text calls the Tent, recalling the earlier tent of meeting.
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