1 Chronicles 26:17-19

17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.

18 As for the court^[a] to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court^[b] itself.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

1 Chronicles 26:17-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 26

In this chapter we have a further account of the disposition and distribution of the Levites, to serve in other offices, as of porters at the several gates of the temple, for which they cast lots, 1Ch 26:1-19 of others, as over the treasures of the house of the Lord, 1Ch 26:20-28, and of others that were appointed judges in the land, to administer justice to the people, 1Ch 26:29-32.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 35:15; Nehemiah 7:1; Ezekiel 44:11

Footnotes

• [a]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
• [b]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.