1 Chronicles 15:23

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And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.

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In other translations

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.

Hebrew words

וּבֶרֶכְיָהuverekhyahand BerekiahH1296וְאֶלְקָנָהve'elkanahand ElkanahH511שֹׁעֲרִיםsho'arim[were] gatekeepersH7778לָאָרוֹן׃la'aronfor the arkH727

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Related verses

1 Chronicles 9:21-23
²¹ And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. ²² All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. ²³ So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ²² The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust. ²³ So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
2 Kings 22:4
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
2 Kings 25:18
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Psalm 84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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People and places

People: Berechiah (son of Shimea), Elkanah (1 Chronicles 15)