1 Chronicles 9:21–22
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the doorway to the tent of assembly.e 22 All of them were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances, two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. They were established by David and Samuel the seer on account of their faithfulness.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 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.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle.
22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
22 All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Temple.
22 In all, two hundred twelve men were chosen to guard the gates, and their names were written in their family histories in their villages. David and Samuel the seer chose these men because they were dependable.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting. 22 All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 22 All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah, was the keeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 22 The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seerSamuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and the seer Samuel established them in their office of trust.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 Zechariah guarded the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. He was the son of Meshelemiah.
22 The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages. David and the prophet Samuel had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them.
1 Chronicles 9:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
22 All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust.