KJV ORIGINAL
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He placed gatekeepers at the entrances to the Lord's temple, so that no one who was ceremonially unclean for any reason could enter.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how temple worship required proper preparation and purity before coming into God's presence.
📚 Historical Context
This happened during King Joash's reign when the temple worship was being restored after the evil queen Athaliah had been removed from power. The priest Jehoiada was helping restore proper temple practices according to the Law of Moses. In ancient Israel, ceremonial cleanliness was required for temple worship, with specific rules about what made someone temporarily unfit to enter sacred spaces.
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