Strong's Lexicon [These were] the gatekeepers: וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ (wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7778: 1) gatekeeper, porter Shallum, שַׁלּ֣וּם (šal·lūm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7967: Shallum = 'retribution' 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem 2) the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died 2a) also 'Jehoahaz' 3) husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4 4) uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3 5) a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon 6) a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel 7) an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah 8) a son of Naphtali 9) a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple 9a) maybe same as 13 10) son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 11) a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra 12) a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9 13) a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra Akkub, וְעַקּ֔וּב (wə·‘aq·qūḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6126: Akkub = 'insidious' 1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel 2) a head of a family returning from exile 3) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile 4) a Levite gatekeeper 5) a Levite who helped Ezra expound the law to the people 6) a Levite gatekeeper after the return from exile Talmon, וְטַלְמֹ֖ן (wə·ṭal·mōn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2929: Talmon = 'oppressor' 1) the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra 1a) possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah Ahiman, וַאֲחִימָ֑ן (wa·’ă·ḥî·mān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 289: Ahiman = 'my brother is a gift' 1) a son of Anak 2) a Levite servant in the temple and their relatives. וַאֲחִיהֶ֥ם (wa·’ă·ḥî·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance Shallum שַׁלּ֖וּם (šal·lūm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7967: Shallum = 'retribution' 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem 2) the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died 2a) also 'Jehoahaz' 3) husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4 4) uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3 5) a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon 6) a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel 7) an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah 8) a son of Naphtali 9) a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple 9a) maybe same as 13 10) son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 11) a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra 12) a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9 13) a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra was their chief; הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ (hā·rōš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThese were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; Young's Literal Translation And the gatekeepers [are] Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren—Shallum [is] the head; Holman Christian Standard Bible The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; New American Standard Bible Now the gatekeepers [were] Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief King James Bible And the porters [were], Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum [was] the chief; Parallel Verses New International Version The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief New Living Translation The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper. English Standard Version The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); New American Standard Bible Now the gatekeepers were Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief King James Bible And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; Holman Christian Standard Bible The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; International Standard Version The gatekeepers included Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and other relatives. Shallum was the leader. NET Bible The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader; American Standard Version And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief), English Revised Version And the porters; Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; Young's Literal Translation And the gatekeepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren -- Shallum is the head; Cross References 2 Kings 7:10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. 1 Chronicles 9:16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 1 Chronicles 9:18 Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 1 Chronicles 9:15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 1 Chronicles 9:14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 1 Chronicles 9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 1 Chronicles 9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. Jump to Previous Ahiman Ahi'man Akkub Chief Doorkeepers Door-Keepers Gatekeepers Head Kinsmen Porters Relatives Shallum TalmonJump to Next Ahiman Ahi'man Akkub Chief Doorkeepers Door-Keepers Gatekeepers Head Kinsmen Porters Relatives Shallum TalmonLinks 1 Chronicles 9:17 NIV1 Chronicles 9:17 NLT 1 Chronicles 9:17 ESV 1 Chronicles 9:17 NASB 1 Chronicles 9:17 KJV 1 Chronicles 9:17 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 9:17 Parallel 1 Chronicles 9:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 9:17 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 9:17 French Bible 1 Chronicles 9:17 German Bible 1 Chronicles 9:17 Commentaries Bible Hub |