1 Chronicles 26:26

_AND HIS BRETHREN BY ELIEZER; REHABIAH HIS SON, AND JESHAIAH HIS SON, AND JORAM HIS SON, AND ZICHRI HIS SON, AND SHELOMITH HIS SON._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied in its first nineteen verses with an enumeration of the porters and Then of their arrangement. The porters were those who were to have charge of the entrances of the sanctuary. For at present, all was in plan only, thus set out by David beforehand. 1 CHRONICLES 26:1 The subject of the porters has been before us in 1 Chronicles 9:17-13; 1 Chronicles 15:23, 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 16:38;...

WHICH SHELOMITH,.... The last mentioned in the lineage from Eliezer, the younger son of Moses: AND HIS BRETHREN; or kinsmen: WERE OVER ALL THE TREASURES OF THE DEDICATED THINGS; which had been devoted for the service of God, and of the temple particularly: WHICH DAVID THE KING HAD DEDICATED; out of the spoils he took in war, see 2 Samuel 8:11, THE CHIEF FATHERS; princes of tribes, and heads of families: THE CAPTAINS OVER THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS; in the several tribes of the kingdom, and were concerned in the administration of justice to the people: AND THE CAPTAINS OF THE HOST, HAD DEDICATED; of the army, out of the spoils in victory that came to their share, see Numbers 31:48 as follows.

5. THE PORTERS AND OTHER TEMPLE OFFICERS CHAPTER 26 _ 1. The porters (1 Chronicles 26:1)_ 2. The keepers of the gates (1 Chronicles 26:13) 3. The Levites over the treasures (1 Chronicles 26:20) 4. Officers and judges (1 Chronicles 26:29) Ninety-three porters are mentioned, which held the position of chiefs. The whole number of porters was 4,000 (1 Chronicles 23:5). Asaph in verse 1 must be changed to Ebiasaph (9:19), for Asaph was not a Korahite,

FURTHER LEVITICAL TEMPLE OFFICIALS. These include the gatekeepers (1 Chronicles 26:1), those who were over the treasuries (1 Chronicles 26:20), and the officers and judges who were for the outward business over Israel (1 Chronicles 26:29). 1 Chronicles 26:12 ff. In what the Chronicler says about the Temple he is guided by the Temple with which he was familiar, viz. the post-exilic one built by Zerubbabel. 1 Chronicles 26:18. Parbar: see RVm; perhaps from a Persian

Various Offices 20. _And_of _the Levites, Ahijah_was _over_ Read (with LXX.; cp. R.V. marg.), AND THE LEVITES THEIR BRETHREN WERE OVER. The confusion of readings is easy in Hebrew; cp. 1 Chronicles 2:25 for a similar case. _the treasures_ R.V. THE TREASURIES; so in 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1 Chronicles 26:24; 1 Chronicles 26:26; and so in 1 Chronicles 28:11-12 (A.V.). _the dedicate_things] Cp....

18. THE GATEKEEPERS (1 Chronicles 26:1-28) TEXT 1 Chronicles 26:1. For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2. And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4. And Obededom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, 5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him. 6. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor. 7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren we

26:26 fathers, (c-21) Lit. 'heads of the fathers,' so ch. 27.1....

PARTICULARS RESPECTING VARIOUS TEMPLE OFFICIALS 1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn from three families, Meshelemiah (the 'Shallum' of 1 Chronicles 9:19), Obededom, and Hosah. Asaph] the 'Ebiasaph' of 1 Chronicles 9:19....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 26 THE *TEMPLE GUARDS – 1 CHRONICLES 26:1-19 V1 These are the groups of the *temple guards: From the *clan of Korah, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore. He was from Asaph’s family. V2 Meshelemiah ha