1 Chronicles 26:19

19 This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.

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 On the east, six guards were on duty each day, on the north, four, and on the south, four. Four guards were stationed at the storerooms daily, two at each storeroom.

18 Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself.

19 This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.

20 Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.

21 Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel.