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

The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: For Korah’s descendants there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, from the descendants of Asaph. 2Meshelemiah’s sons were Zechariah (the firstborn), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth), 3Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), Eliehoenai (the seventh).

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 26:14Shelemiah was chosen for the east side. His son Zechariah, a counselor who displayed insight, was chosen for the north side.
• 1 Chronicles 26:15Obed Edom was chosen for the south side, and his sons were chosen for the storerooms.
• 1 Chronicles 26:16Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the west side with Shallecheth Gate at the gateway that goes to the palace. One squad of guards served its watch after another.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise the Lord with the instruments David had made for praising God.
• 1 Chronicles 9:17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.)
• 1 Chronicles 15:18In addition, they appointed their relatives from the second division: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah. Obed Edom and Jeiel were appointed gatekeepers.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19Jehoiada appointed gatekeepers for the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was unclean for any reason could enter.
• Numbers 26:9and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. (It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron’s authority. They joined Korah’s followers when they defied the Lord’s authority.
• Psalms 44:1O God, we have heard it with our own ears. Our ancestors have told us about the miracle you performed in their day, in days long ago.
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you people. Open your ears, all who live in the world—
• 1 Chronicles 25:14The seventh chose Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives—​12 men.
• 1 Chronicles 6:37who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum (son of Kore, grandson of Ebiasaph, great-grandson of Korah) and the members of his family (Korah’s descendants) were responsible for serving as watchmen at the entrances to the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of guarding the entrances to the Lord’s camp.

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
• David
• Division
• Ezekiel

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