1 Chronicles 26:1
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| 1 | The divisions of the porters. |
| 13 | The gates assigned by lot. |
| 20 | The Levites that had charge of the treasures. |
| 29 | Officers and judges. |
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1 Chronicles 26:1 (King James Version)
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
- the divisions
- There were four classes of these, each of which belonged to the four gates of the temple, which opened to the four cardinal points of heaven. The eastern gate fell to Shelemiah; the northern to Zechariah, (ver. 14;) the southern to Obed-edom, (ver. 15;) and the western to Shuppim and Hosah, (ver
- 16.) These several persons were captains of these
- porter-bands, or door-keepers, at the different gates. There were probably a thousand men under each of these captains; as we find, from ch. 23:5 that their whole number was four thousand.* the porters.
9:17-27 15:18,23,24 2Ch 23:19- Korhites
- Numbers 26:9-11 ; Psalms 44:1 ; 49:1 *titles
- Meshelemiah
- [Shelemyhuw
,] Shelemiah, is merely an abbreviation of [Meshelemyh ,] Meshelemiah, by the aphresis of [Mm,] {mem.} - 26:14
- Shelemiah
- Asaph.
- This variation arises from the rejection of the word [Ab
,] {av,} "father," and the mutation - of [Ywd,] {yood,} into ['Aleph,] {aleph;} being written in the parallel passages [Ebycph
,] Ebiasaph, and here [Acph ,] Asaph. 6:37 9:19 - of [Ywd,] {yood,} into ['Aleph,] {aleph;} being written in the parallel passages [Ebycph
- Ebiasaph