1 Chronicles 9:17

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

"And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;" - 1 Chronicles 9:17
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What does 1 Chronicles 9:17 mean?

1 Chronicles 9:17 (KJV) - "And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief." In 1 Chronicles 9:17, we are introduced to four of the gatekeepers of the Tabernacle in Jerusalem, as well as their leader, Shallum. The…

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The verse in question, 1 Chronicles 9:17, reads, "And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief." At its surface, this scripture speaks of the porters, or gatekeepers, of the temple—a role that may seem mundane in…

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