1 Chronicles 9:17

1 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 9

“And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;”1 Chronicles 9:17

What Does 1 Chronicles 9:17 Mean?

1 Chronicles 9:17 is found in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 9, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to 1 Chronicles 9:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Chronicles 8:14“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.”1 Chronicles 26:1“Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.”2 Chronicles 35:15“And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.”1 Chronicles 9:31“And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.”1 Chronicles 23:5“Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.”2 Chronicles 34:13“Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.”Ezra 2:42“The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.”Ezra 7:7“And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.”Nehemiah 11:19“Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.”

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