1 Chronicles 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 9:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 9:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 9:18 — KJV
“Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.”
— 1 Chronicles 9:18 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 9:18 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 9:18
“And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. place: Heb. station”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:18: waited, king, gate
“And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:18: king, porters, children
“And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. by their...: Heb. by their hand”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:18: waited, king, levi
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:18: gate, porters, levi
“So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:18: porters, children, levi
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