| Easton's Bible Dictionary Oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 11:19). (2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45); probably the same as (1). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TALMON tal'-mon (talmon): One of the porters in connection with the temple-service (1 Chronicles 9:17 Ezra 2:42 Nehemiah 7:45; Nehemiah 11:19; Nehemiah 12:25). | Multi-Version Concordance Talmon (5 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 9:17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 2:42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 7:45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 11:19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) |