1 Chronicles 26:1
For the divisions of the porters: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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Numbers 26:9And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were renown men of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against LORD,
1 Chronicles 9:14And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari,
1 Chronicles 15:18And with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the po
1 Chronicles 23:5and four thousand were porters, and four thousand praised LORD with the instruments which I made, [David said], to praise therewith.
2 Chronicles 8:14And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, al
Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou did in their days, in the days of old.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 26:1
We have here an account of the business of the Levites. That tribe had made but a very small figure all the time of the judges, till Eli and Samuel appeared. But when David revived religion the Levites were, of all men, in the greatest reputation. And happy it was that they had Levites who were men of sense, fit to support the honour of their tribe. We have here an account, I. Of the Levites that were appointed to be porters, ver. 1-19 . II. Of those that were appointed to be treasurers and storekeepers, ver.… Read the whole commentary →