1 Chronicles 26:19

19 Those were the groups of the men who guarded the gates. They belonged to the family lines of Korah and Merari.

1 Chronicles 26:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:19

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore,
and among the sons of Merari.
] For among those Levites which descended from Kore, a grandson of Kohath, and which sprung from Merar, a brother of Kohath, the porters only wore; see ( 1 Chronicles 26:1 1 Chronicles 26:10 ) .

1 Chronicles 26:19 In-Context

17 There were six Levites a day on the east. There were four a day on the north. There were four a day on the south. And there were two at a time at the storeroom.

18 Two Levite guards were at the courtyard to the west. And four were at the road.

19 Those were the groups of the men who guarded the gates. They belonged to the family lines of Korah and Merari.

20 The Levite relatives of the men who guarded the gates were in charge of the treasures in the house of God. They were also in charge of other treasures that had been set apart for God.

21 Ladan was from the family line of Gershon. Some leaders of families belonged to Ladan's family line. One of them was Jehieli.