3x The four and twencieth to Romamtiezer, he, his ſons and his brethren were twelve.
GCHAP XXYVLI The Divifion of the Porters, 1———12. The Gares aſſigned hy Lot, 13 ===19: The Levites have charge of the Treaſures of the Temple, 29 28. Officers and Judges, 29-——32. Oncerning the diviſions of the porters ||: Of the
Korhites as || Meſhelemiah the ſon of Kore, of | rhey were
as followeth. the ſons of || Aſaph 5s. | | _—_
# Not that famous 4ſaph the Singer, but another Aſaph called alſo mizh,v. 14. Eviaſaph, ch. 6. 37. r, Ev
2 And the tons of Meſhelemiah were, Zechariah the ſap, firſt-born, Jediael the ſecond, Zebadiah the third, Cp; 6 Jathniel the fourth, 0. " 3 Elamthe fifth, Jehchanan the ſixth, Elioenai the © ſeventh ; | 4 Moreover, the ſons of Obed-edom were, Shema-. jah the firft-born, Jehozabad the ſecond, Joab the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth : 5 Ammiel the ſixth, Ifſachar the ſeventh, Peulthai | the eighth : for God bleſſed || him 6. | That is b To wit, with a numerous Poſterity and other Bleſſings, for his Obea-edom, RelpoBt cad Affoion wo the Ark. See 3 Zam.G. tr. us Cha | SE | Oo unto Shemajah his ſon were two fons born, 13. 14+ | "th 7 i.e. Under his direftion, as v. 2. » Heb. by the hands of the King, la; | : s ſthe king. M6 ge pra —_ abr _ a that ruled throughout the houſe of their fathers c : for ment, and under the Condu&t of 4/aph, Feduthun, and Heman. they were mighty men of yalour & 7 $0 the number of them, with theirbrethren that were
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6 That had the command of their Brethren and Families, being,
- . ', asſome ſay, Captains of Hundreds or of Thouſands : of which ſee inſtructed in the ſongs of the LORD , even all that were Exod. 18. 25. 2 Kings 11, 9. d This clauſe is divers times mentiO.
cunning o, was ewo hundred fourſcore and eight p. ned, becauſe their Office required both Strength and Courage : for s Who werc ſo skiltul thas they were able to tcaci others. > they were to ſhut the Doors of the Temple, one whereof was fo
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greatand weighty, that 11 the ſecond Temple it required the help of twenty Men ro open and ſhur it, as Jo{ph%5 an Eye-witnels re- ports. They were alſo to keep the Guard, and to keep our all unclean or forbidden Perions who might ſometimes preſumpruouſly attempt to eter into the Temple, as Uzzia/ did, and to prevent or ſuppreſs any Tumults or Diſorders which might happen in the Temple or in its Courts, and to keep the Treaſures of the Temple, V. 20,22,24,26. and to be Officers and Judges over Iſrael, v.29. and to manage every matter "pertaining to God, and the affairs of the King,
V. 32, | 4 The ſons of Shemajah ; Othni, and Rephael, and Jeb: Obed, Elzabad, whoſe brethrea were | ſtrong men ; [, Elihu and Semachiab. ll 8 All theſe of the ſons of Obed-edom : they, and their ſons and their brethren, able men for ſtrength for the ſervice, were threeſcore and two of Obed-edom.
9 And Meſhelemiah had ſons and brethren, ſtrong men, eighteens
xo Alſo * Hoſah of the children of Merari, bad ſons ; Simri the chief, ( for though he was not the firſt-born, yet his Father made himthe chiefe. )
. 38.
lutely for ſome groſs Miſcarriage, as Gen. 49» 4. or only in this re-
ſpe&; becauſe he wanted either Strength or valour, or ſome other
Qualification neceſſary for his Office. ; 11 Hilkiah the ſecond, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah
the fourth : all the ſons and brethren of Hoſah were
thirteen. Þ
-12 Among theſe were the diviſions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one againſt another f,. to miniſter in the Houſe ofthe LORD.
{ Heb. having wards againſt or anſwerably to their Breckren, to wit» the other Levites, who were divided into 24 Courſes, as the Pricſts | alſo were, and ſo, it ſeems were the Porters.
[oO 4 13 And they caſt lots as well che{mall asthe great g,
bel fir the according to the Houſe of their fathers þ, for every
all as for pate 5.
g'eat. * g Determining the times and places of their Service not by Age or Dignity but meerly by Lot. +h A ſeveral Lot being allowed for each ſeveral houſe. i Thatit might be known to whom the Care
: of each Gate was more eſpecially commirred. ;
Called 14' And the lot eaftward fell co || Shelemiah ; then
eſbelemis for Zechariah his ſon ( a wiſe counſeller & ) they caſt
PP; Ver-1% Jots, and his lot came out northward.
| k Which is noted as an excellent and uſeful accompliſhment for his Office, in which there was need of Wiſdom as wel} as Courage, as may appear by the deſcription of their Wok, wv. 20, &c. See the Note on v. 6. :
15 To Obed-edom ſouthward, and to his ſons, the Houſe of + Aſuppim /.
I A Place ſo called : or of gatherings, ſo named either from the Aſſembly of the elders, who mer there to conſult about the Afffai:s of the Temple: or from the People who were there gathered roge-
' ther, to hear the Diſcourſes and Debates of rhe Teachers of the Law : or becauſe the Gifts of the People towards the Houſe and Worſhip of God were kept there. See 2 Kings 22. 4. 2 Ciron. 25. 24. | 16 To Shuppim and Hoſah 2, the lot came forth
vor, _ weſtward, with || the gate Shallecheth », by che cauſey
S- Of the going || up o, ward againſt ward p. |
| Kings m Who for ſome reaſon were joyned together in the Cuſtody of
no. 5. that Gate. n A Gate of the Courr ſo called, as ſome think, becaulte
Chr F the Aſhes and filth efrhe Temple were caſt our on that ſide which
9-4: was the moſt convenient Gare for thar purpoſe, becauſe that was a private Quarter, the great Ways to the Temple lying on the other ſides. o By which Cauſey they went up towards the T<mple p Which may ceſpc& either r, The time of their Watching, thit when one Guard went off, an»ther came on. Or rather, 2. the place of thei: Guard : and ſo this may be underſtood, either 1. of this Weſtern Quarter, wherethere was a double Guard, either becauiſ* there were two gates there, as ſome think,or for ſome other cauſe now unknown Or rather, 2. of all the Quarters compared together ; of all which having ſpoken, he adds this, That as one Gate was bver againſt another. the Weſt againſt the Eaſt, and the North againſt the South, ſo one Ward was over againſt anvther.
17 Eaftward were ſix Levitesq, northward four aday, fouthward four a day, and toward Aſuppim r two and ewo.
9g Forthat being the chief Gate of the Temple required a better