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

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

1 Chronicles 26:1 word by word

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

• 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 26:14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
• 1 Chronicles 26:15To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
• 1 Chronicles 26:16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
• 1 Chronicles 23:5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised Yhwh with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
• 1 Chronicles 9:17And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
• 1 Chronicles 15:18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
• 2 Chronicles 23:19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Yhwh, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
• Numbers 26:9And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Yhwh:
• Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
• 1 Chronicles 25:14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
• 1 Chronicles 6:37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the camp of Yhwh, were keepers of the entry.

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