The Definition of the word Porter

Porter

A gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr. "8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David" "(1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families" (26:1-19) to take charge of the doors and gates of the temple. They were sometimes employed as musicians (1 Chr. 15:18).