1 Chronicles 9:24
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
יָם
west/ -ward
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יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
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מִזְרָח
the east
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מִזְרָח
East, sunrise direction. Mizrach. As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions. This is an infinite distance. Sin is completely removed.
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רוּחַ
sides
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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צָפוֹן
north/ -ward
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צָפוֹן
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
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