Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 26:1
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the organizational structure of the temple ministry, listing the appointed leaders who will manage the gates of the house of the Lord.
The words — מַחְלְק֖וֹת (mach.le.Kot) denotes the assigned groups or divisions, while שֹׁעֲרִ֑ים (sho.'a.Rim) identifies the officials responsible for guarding and managing those entrances.
The thread — This administrative list connects to the later stationing of gatekeepers in 2 Chronicles 23:19, traces the Korahite lineage back through 1 Chronicles 6:37, and echoes the rebellious branch of Korah’s family noted in Numbers 26:9.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that sacred service operates through designated human authority and recorded lineage rather than spontaneous appointment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 23:19 He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
- Numbers 26:9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 6:37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:17 These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
- Psalms 44:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- Psalms 49:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,