gatekeeper
sho.er denotes personnel assigned to entrances, guarding gates and thresholds and sometimes handling related house duties.
The term consistently identifies personnel assigned to entrances: they are stationed at gates and thresholds, keep watch, and form organized divisions. Several verses also place such personnel among the appointed workers of the house of the LORD, with responsibility over chambers, treasures, or distributions.
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Personnel assigned to gates and thresholds · dominant
The plural form identifies organized groups at entrances: in 1 Chronicles 9:22 the APB renders them as chosen for service “at the thresholds,” and in 2 Chronicles 23:19 they are stationed at the gates so that an unclean person does not enter. In 1 Chronicles 9:24 they are assigned to the east, west, north, and Negeb, while 1 Chronicles 15:23 places two of them “for the ark.”
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Appointed house personnel with related charges · occasional
The same plural designation can occur in lists of appointed house personnel whose work extends beyond a gate location. In 1 Chronicles 9:26 the APB says that four such men were over chambers and treasures of the house of God; in 2 Chronicles 31:14 a singular form describes Kore, who was over offerings for distribution. 1 Chronicles 26:12 places their divisions in charges alongside their brothers who minister in the house of the LORD.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the term as “gatekeepers,” including people stationed at gates, assigned to thresholds, or listed with singers and Levites. In a few verses the translation’s wording foregrounds their watch, charges, or other duties rather than isolating the term’s contribution.