1 Chronicles 15:23

And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

Ver. 23. Were doorkeepers.] To keep off any such as would rush rudely upon the ark. Procul, o procul este profani; Stand off.

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²³ And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 15:23

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 15:23