1 Chronicles 15:23
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark.
Other Translations of 1 Chronicles 15:23
King James Version
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
English Standard Version
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
The Message
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were porters for the Chest.
New King James Version
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark;
New Living Translation
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:23
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24
(Read 1 Chronicles 15:1-24)
Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order