1 Chronicles 26:19

1 Chronicles 26:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:19

17On the east side there were six Levites. On the north there were four every day. On the south there were four every day. At the storerooms there were four, two at each entrance. 18At the courtyard on the west there were four Levites at the gateway to the palace and two at the courtyard itself. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among Korah’s and Merari’s descendants. 20Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God. 21⌞There were also⌟ the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. ⌞Those who served⌟ for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan’s families: Jehiel

1 Chronicles 26:19 word by word

אֵ֗לֶּה מַחְלְקוֹת֙ הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לִבְנֵ֥י הַקָּרְחִ֖י וְלִבְנֵ֥י מְרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• of the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• among the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Koreקׇרְחִיqorchîy · KorahiteH7145
• and among the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:19

• Numbers 16:11So you and all your followers have joined forces against the Lord! Who is Aaron that you should complain about him?”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The 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. Perhaps of the 93 chief porters here spoken of 1 Chronicles 26:8-9, 1 Chronicles 26:11, 1 Chronicles 26:24 were always on guard as officers, while of the remaining 3,907, a certain proportion were each day on duty as their subordinates.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. Eastward were six Levites--because the gate there was the most frequented. There were four at the north gate; four at the south, at the storehouse which was adjoining the south, and which had two entrance gates, one leading in a southwesterly direction to the city, and the other direct west, two porters each. At the Parbar towards the west, there were six men posted--four at the causeway or ascent (1Ch 26:16), and two at Parbar, amounting to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:19

• Porters

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Kore
• Adonijah
• David
• Division
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Merari
• Port; Porter

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