1 Chronicles 9:22 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:22 Mean?
The chronicler counts the gatekeepers, two hundred and twelve in all, and notes that their offices traced back to the ordering of David and Samuel the seer, who had established these set duties long before.
The arrangement of temple service was no human improvisation but a sacred trust handed down from Israel's great leaders. David, the man after God's own heart, and Samuel, the prophet who anointed kings, together set this order in place. To resume it after exile was to take up again a pattern blessed by God's chosen servants. Faithful worship honors what God has established and hands it on intact to those who follow.
1 Chronicles 9:22 in the Original Language
roeh (רֹאֶה), 'seer' -- one who sees what God reveals, an older word for a prophet.
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What does 1 Chronicles 9:22 mean?
The two hundred and twelve gatekeepers had been appointed to their offices by David and Samuel the seer.