PORTERS

Kept the gates of private houses and of cities, 2Sa 18:26 2Ki 7:10 Mr 13:34 Joh 10:3. The porters of the temple were Levites, at one period four thousand in number, divided into courses, 1Ch 16:42 23:5. They stood on guard at every gate, and were on duty within the temple in their regular courses, 1Ch 16:42 23:5. They stood on guard at every gate, and were on duty within the temple in their regular courses, 1Ch 26:1,13,19 2Ch 8:14 35:15. By night also they cheered the lonely hours with songs of praise, Ps 134:1-3. We read, in 2Co 13:14, of the faithful service they rendered in protecting Joash and slaying Athaliah.

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PORTERS. → Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king' s palace, and doors of the temple 1Ch 9:17-32; 2Ch 34:13; 35:15 → Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors 1Ch 9:27 → One-third were porters of the temple 2Ch 23:4 → One-third were porters of the king' s house 2Ch 23:5 → One-third were porters of the gate of the foundation 2Ch 23:5 → They also served as porters of the gates of the walls Ne 12:25 → They served in twenty-four courses 1Ch 26:13-19 → Their posts were determined by lot 1Ch 24:31; 26:13-19