1 Chronicles 26:1

1 Chronicles 26:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
• New International Version (NIV)The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:1

These are the groups of guards for the entrances of the temple: From Korah's descendants there was Kore's son Meshelemiah, who was a descendant of Asaph. 2Meshelemiah's seven sons were: Zechariah (his firstborn son), then Jediael (his second son), Zebadiah (his third son), Jathniel (his fourth son), 3Elam (his fifth son), Jehohanan (his sixth son) and Eliehoenai (his seventh son).

1 Chronicles 26:1 word by word

לְמַחְלְק֖וֹת לְשֹׁעֲרִ֑ים לַקָּרְחִ֕ים מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־קֹרֵ֖א מִן־בְּנֵ֥י אָסָֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Concerning the divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• of the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• Of the Korhitesקׇרְחִיqorchîy · KorahiteH7145
• Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyâh meshelemyâhû · MeshelemiahH4920
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Koreקוֹרֵאqôrê' qôrê' · KoreH6981
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:1

• 1 Chronicles 26:14They chose Shelemiah's group to be guards for the East gate. They chose his son Zechariah's group for the North gate. Zechariah was a wise man who gave good advice.
• 1 Chronicles 26:15They chose Obed-Edom's group to be guards at the South gate. They chose his sons to be guards for the rooms where they kept valuable things.
• 1 Chronicles 26:16They chose Shuppim's group and Hosah's group to be guards at the West gate, as well as the Shalleketh Gate on the higher road. They chose the times for each group of guards to work each day.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 of them will be guards at the gates of the temple. 4,000 of them will use music to praise the Lord. They will use the musical instruments that I have provided for them.’
• 1 Chronicles 9:17The Levite guards at the gates of the temple were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
• 1 Chronicles 15:18They also chose another group of Levites to help them. They were: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, as well as two temple guards, Obed-Edom and Jeiel.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19Jehoiada put guards at the gates of the Lord's temple. They would stop anyone who was unclean from going in.
• Numbers 26:9Eliab's descendants were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were the men who turned against Moses and Aaron. Korah was their leader and they all turned against the Lord.
• Psalms 44:1God, we have heard it for ourselves. Our ancestors told us what you did for them a long time ago.
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, people from every nation. Yes, listen carefully, everyone who lives in this world!
• 1 Chronicles 6:37Zephaniah was Tahath's son. Tahath was Assir's son. Assir was Ebiasaph's son. Ebiasaph was Korah's son.
• 1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum was the son of Kore and grandson of Ebiasaph, who belonged to Korah's clan. Shallum and his relatives from Korah's clan were guards at the entrance of the Lord's Holy Place. Their ancestors had also been guards at the entrance of the Lord's special tent.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The divisions of the porters - There were four classes of these, each of which belonged to one of the four gates of the temple, which opened to the four cardinal points of heaven. The eastern gate fell to Shelemiah; the northern, to Zechariah, 1 Chronicles 26:14; the southern, to Obed-edom, 1 Chronicles 26:15; the western, to Shuppim and Hosah, 1 Chronicles 26:16. These several persons were captains of these porter-bands or door-keepers at the different…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The porters - See 1 Chronicles 9:17-27; 1 Chronicles 23:5.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The offices of the Levites. --The porters and treasurers of the temple, had occasion for strength and valour to oppose those who wrongly attempted to enter the sanctuary, and to guard the sacred treasures. Much was expended daily upon the altar; flour, wine, oil, salt, fuel, beside the lamps; quantities of these were kept beforehand, besides the sacred vestments and utensils. These were the treasures of the house of God. These treasures typified the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The first ancestor of the gatekeepers was Meshelemiah. He is called "Shallum" in Ezra 2:42 and "Meshullam" in Nehemiah 12:25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121Ch 26:1-12. Divisions of the Porters. 1-2. Concerning the divisions of the porters--There were four thousand (1Ch 23:6), all taken from the families of the Kohathites and Merarites (1Ch 26:14), divided into twenty-four courses--as the priests and musicians. Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph--Seven sons of Meshelemiah are mentioned (1Ch 26:2), whereas eighteen are given (1Ch 26:9), but in this latter number his relatives are included.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:1

• Asaph
• Ebiasaph
• Kore
• Meshelemiah

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Kore
• Korhites
• Meshelemiah
• ObedEdom
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Division

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary