20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.


In Context

17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief

18 being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.

19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the Tent just as their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord .

20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.

21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.

1st Chronicles 9:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, [and] the Lord [was] with him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Yahweh was with him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20and Phinehas son of Eleazar hath been leader over them formerly; Jehovah is with him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.