1 Chronicles 26:17

17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.

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 to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.

17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.

18 At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.

19 These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.