Levite living at the time of Exile and Return
Talmon was a Levite gatekeeper who returned from Babylon and served at the temple.
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Talmon is mentioned in 1Ch.9.17, Ezr.2.42, Neh.7.45, 11:19, and Neh.12.25 as a Levite gatekeeper who returned from Babylonian captivity. He and his descendants were responsible for guarding the gates and storerooms of the temple. The gatekeepers were organized by families and rotated their duties. Talmon is listed along with Akkub, Shallum, and Ahiman as the chief gatekeepers. His descendants continued to serve faithfully in this role in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah.
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Oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:17; Neh. 11:19). (2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45); probably the same as (1).
(oppressor), the head of a family of door-keepers in the temple, “the porters for the camps of the sons: of Levi.” (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 11:19) (B.C. 1013.) Some of his descendants returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:45) and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra. (Nehemiah 12:25)
TAL'MON (oppressed), a Levite, one of the head-doorkeepers in the temple, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel. 1 Chr 9:17; Ezr 2:42; Neh 7:45; Josh 11:19; Neh 12:25.
TAL'MON (oppressed), a Levite, one of the head-doorkeepers in the temple, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel. 1 Chr 9:17; Ezr 2:42; Neh 7:45; Josh 11:19; Neh 12:25.
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5 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2929
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.
The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
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