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1 Chronicles 26:15
The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the completion of Levitical gatekeeper assignments after casting lots for the temple's perimeter and storage areas. This account follows the East and North gate allocations and immediately precedes the West gate distribution.
The words — `נֶגְבָּה` (Negbah) literally means "south" or "toward the south," marking the specific gate location. `בֵּית הָאֲסֻפִּים` (beit ha'asuppim) translates directly to "house of the storehouses," identifying the secured storage compartments.
The thread — The lot-casting method for temple service appears in 1 Chronicles 26:14 and 1 Chronicles 26:16, which detail the East, North, and West gate assignments. Daily guard rotations for these gates and the storehouses are specified in 1 Chronicles 26:17.
Why it lands — The text explicitly assigns sacred duties through divine lots, establishing a fixed administrative order for temple service. A reader must recognize that worship responsibilities are distributed by sovereign allocation, requiring strict adherence to the assigned posts without personal preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 25:24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
- 1 Chronicles 26:17 Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.