1 Chronicles 26:17

17 There were six Levites each day^[a] on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.

1 Chronicles 26:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:17

Eastward were six Levites
The eastern gate, being the way of entrance into the temple, required more porters:

northward four a day;
in the daytime, or every day, where was the gate Teri or Tedi, ( 1 Chronicles 26:14 ) , southward four a day: at the two gates of Huldah, ( 1 Chronicles 26:15 ) and toward Asuppim two and two; which were two gates, two at each gate, ( 1 Chronicles 26:15 ) .

1 Chronicles 26:17 In-Context

15 Obed-edom's was the south [gate], and his sons' [lot] was the storehouses;

16 for Shuppim and Hosah it was the west [gate] and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway. There were guards stationed at every watch.

17 There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.

18 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.

19 Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX; MT omits each day