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 divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph. 2The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth), 3Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and 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 26:14The responsibility for the east gate went to Meshelemiah and his group. The north gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man of unusual wisdom.
• 1 Chronicles 26:15The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouse.
• 1 Chronicles 26:16Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly.
• 1 Chronicles 23:5Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.”
• 1 Chronicles 9:17The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
• 1 Chronicles 15:18The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.
• Numbers 26:9and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the Lord.
• Psalms 44:1O God, we have heard it with our own ears— our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago:
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
• 1 Chronicles 25:14The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
• 1 Chronicles 6:37Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum was the son of Kore, a descendant of Abiasaph, from the clan of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had guarded the Tabernacle in the camp of the Lord.

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