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A Family Legacy of Service
Commentators clarify that this verse refers to the Tabernacle, the "house of the tent," as the Temple had not yet been built. The oversight of the gates was a hereditary office, passed down from parents to children, ensuring a continuous and faithful watch.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 9:23
19th Century
Bishop
Namely, the house of the tabernacle. For the Temple was not built in David’s day.
By wards. For Watche…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 9:23
17th Century
Pastor
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of
the house of the Lord
Th…
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…