1 Chronicles 26:19

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, consisting of descendants of the Korchim and descendants of M'rari.

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 For the east there were six L'vi'im, for the north four a day, for the south four a day, for the Storehouse two and two,

18 while for the courtyard to the west there were four at the highway and two at the courtyard itself.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, consisting of descendants of the Korchim and descendants of M'rari.

20 Of the L'vi'im, Achiyah was responsible for the stores in the house of God and the stores of holy articles.

21 The sons of La'dan, the descendants of the Gershuni belonging to La'dan, the heads of clans belonging to La'dan the Gershuni: Yechi'eli;