1 Chronicles 26:14
The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
13They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
15To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:24On the four sides were the gatekeepers, towards the east, west, north, and south.
2 Chronicles 31:14Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute the LORD’s offerings and the most holy things.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 26:2-20
The Officers of the Levites. ( b. c. Date.) 1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar… Read the whole commentary →