1 Chronicles 9:17
And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
Context
This verse from 1 Chronicles Chapter 9 connects to 4 cross-references. Those who returned from Babylonian exile and settled in Jerusalem are enumerated: Israelites from Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, plus priests, Levites, and temple servants. The duties of the Levitical gatekeepers—guarding the temple entrances, caring for equipment, baking the bread …
Other Translations
And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief),
And the gatekeepers <FI>are<Fi> Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren--Shallum <FI>is<Fi> the head;
And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.
Cross References
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over …
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to …
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.