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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5324 gatekeepers
5324 gatekeepers
5324 gatekeepers
Levite temple servants, responsible for protecting the palace and the temple from those who would desecrate it or steal its treasures. City gatekeepers also existed.
The ancestry of gatekeepers
1Ch 9:17-22 See also 1Ch 26:1-13; Ezr 2:42; Ne 7:45
The special status of gatekeepers
Ezr 7:24 See also Ezr 2:70; Ne 7:73; Ne 12:47; Ne 13:5
The functions of gatekeepers
1Ch 9:23-27 See also 2Ch 8:14; Ne 11:19
Examples of gatekeepers
2Ch 35:15 See also 1Ch 15:16-18; 1Ch 16:37-38; 1Ch 23:3-5; 1Ch 26:14-19; Ne 10:28-29,39; Ne 12:25,45
City gatekeepers
2Ki 7:10-11 See also Ne 7:1-3
See also
| 5323 | gate |
| 5330 | guard |
| 5611 | watchman |
| 7390 | Levites |
| 7467 | temple, Solomon’s |
| 8490 | watchfulness |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
