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A Link to the Past
Commentators explain that the phrase 'camp of the children of Levi' is a deliberate throwback to the time of Moses. This language connects the gatekeepers of the restored temple directly to the Levites who guarded the tabernacle in the wilderness, emphasizing the historical continuity and legitimacy of their service.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 9:18
18th Century
Theologian
Who until now waited - This should be translated: “Who to this day waits. These were the porters in the stations of the sons of Levi.” The f…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 9:18
19th Century
Bishop
They were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. —Rather, They are warders for the camps of the sons of Levi. …
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 9:18
17th Century
Pastor
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward
At the gate through which the king went into the temple, and was at t…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 9:1–44
17th Century
Minister
This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was to direct the Jews, when they returned from captivity, with whom to unit…