2 Chronicles 23:19
What does 2 Chronicles 23:19 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 23:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he put door-keepers at the doors of the Lord's house, to see that no one who was unclean in any way might come in.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He appointed also porters in the gates of the house of the Lord, that none who was unclean in any thing should enter in.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.
Context
v.18And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
v.19This passage
v.20And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 9:22
All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1
For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.