King James Version
1 Chronicles 15:23 in the King James Version says “And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.”
1 Chronicles 15:23 · KJV
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. on the: or, on the eighth to oversee
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. was for: or, was for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage song: Heb. lifting up
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
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