Nehemiah 12:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.”
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Read Full Chapter →Several Levites served as gatekeepers, guarding the storerooms at the temple gate thresholds.
What Does Nehemiah 12:25 Mean?
Alongside the singers stood the porters, gatekeepers like Talmon and Akkub, charged with watching over the thresholds and storerooms of the temple gates.
Not all who serve God sing; some simply stand watch. The doorkeeper's humble post was honored work, for guarding the house of God is no small trust. As the psalm says, better is a day as a doorkeeper in God's house than a thousand elsewhere; every faithful station has its dignity.
Nehemiah 12:25 in the Original Language
shoarim (שֹׁעֲרִים), 'porters' -- gatekeepers who guarded the entrances and storerooms of the temple.
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What does Nehemiah 12:25 mean?
Several Levites served as gatekeepers, guarding the storerooms at the temple gate thresholds.