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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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.

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See also 1 Chronicles 26:19 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE DIVISIONS OF THE PORTERS - The account of the porters here given makes them only twenty-four in number at any one time; 1 Chronicles 23:5 states that the duty was discharged by 4,000 persons. Perh...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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 bus...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _These … Merari_ R.V. THESE WERE THE COURSES OF THE DOOR-KEEPERS; OF THE SONS OF THE KORAHITES, AND OF THE SONS OF MERARI....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THESE ARE THE DIVISIONS OF THE PORTERS AMONG THE SONS OF KORE, AND AMONG THE SONS OF MERARI._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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 fro...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 26 The *temple guards –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THESE ARE THE DIVISIONS OF THE PORTERS. — _These are the courses of the porters, belonging to the sons of the Korhite, and to the sons of Merari._ This concluding remark proves that only the Kohathite...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֵ֗לֶּה מַחְלְקֹות֙ הַ שֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לִ בְנֵ֥י...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In no particular did the arrangements of the king fall short. Not only Levites, priests, and singers were arranged for, but porters also, and such as had charge of all the stores set apart for the sac...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The office of a porter in the temple, must certainly have been an office of high repute and importance, as appears by the characters given of such to whose lot it fell. They are said to be mighty men...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 THROUGH 27. From this chapter to Verses 28, 29 of chapter 26 all refers to the house which is to be built. We see the provision that David made of everythi...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The diuisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by lot. 20 The Leuites that had charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and Iudges. 1 CONCERNING the diuisions of the porters: of the Korhites was...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari. A proper distribution of these apparent minor details serves to keep the entire worship in good order, unma...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Other Levitical offices. Division and Work of the Porters....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 26:19 divisions H4256 gatekeepers H7778 sons H1121 Korah H7145 sons H1121 Merari H4847 Kore - Kore, or rather, Korhi,...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The division of the temple porters. Levites as treasurers. Officers and judges CHARACTERS: God, Shelemiah, Zechariah, Shuppin, Hozah, Obed-edom. CONCLUSION: Whatever service God wishes men...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 26:28. _Joab had dedicated_ the spoils of war. Cyrus set apart the tenth of all his spoils for the gods. It was much the same among the Jews: in a line from Abraham, who gave the tenths t...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 26:1 See 1 Chronicles 9:17 and 1 Chronicles 23:4. T

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 26:12 The assignment of duties by lot. The EAST gate (v. 1 Chronicles 26:14) was the position of greatest

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] The courses of the porters (1 Chronicles 26:1); lots cast for gate-keepers (1 Chronicles 26:13); keepers of treasures (1 Chronicles 26:20); the officers and the judges ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter twenty-six: the division of the porters and then their assignment over the various gates around the temple. And then in verse twenty: those who had charge over the treasures of the house of th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Numbers 16:11...

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