1 Chronicles 26

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DIvisions] there were four and twenty reliefes, and exchanges of porters, as well as of Priests, singers and ministrong Levites: and these came in also to do their service by turnes weekly:[The Korhites] the iue of Kore: [Meshelemiah] who is the same as Shelemiah v. 14. the meaning is, that these three families of the house of Kore namely Meshelemiah, and Obed Edom. v. 4. and Hosa v 10. were destined to this office of being porters: [o the sonnes] namely of his posterity [of Asaph] this is not that famous singer of the same nome; but it may be the same as Ebiasaph, 1 Chronicles 9:19.

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Blessed] namely Obed Edom, with numerous i〈…〉, and other prosperities, 2 Samuel 6:11.

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Ruled] being there in rulers over hundreds, and thousands, according to the order established, Exodus 18:25.

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One against another] in the same number of reliefes, namely foure and twenty.

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As well the small] indifferently, without 〈…〉ing one before the other, were porters for the Temple taken out of thse families: and out of the whole number were made oure and twenty reliefes, as in the other sacred ministeries. But lots were not drawn amongst these, according to the families, of the foresaid heads, for to relieve one another weekly, one family after another; but they drew their lots according to the gates, 1 Chron. 9. 18. 25. so that there being in each reliese, men of these three families, of Meshelemiah, Obed Edom; and Eosah,every one did his function at that gate, which the draft of this first lot assigned to each family.

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Shelemiah] to the posterity of Shelemiahs other children besides Zachariah, to whom the keeping of the Northern gate fellby lot

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To Obed Edom] and to his posterity: [the house] by 2 Kings 22:4 Nehemiah 11:25. it appeares that there were in the gates of the Temple certain places appointed to gather the peoples gifts which were then made to the use of the Temple, as well for the building of it, as for the ornaments, and ordinary service of it. And this sense seemeth to bee verified by 2 Chronicles 25:24. Others oxpound it, the house of meetings, where the sacred ministers did meet to consult of publick affaires.

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To Shuppim] to Hosha the sonne of Shuppim Merarite v. 10. unlesse these were two brothers, whose Families were united under one heade [westward] on this side of the Temple there was no gte through which one might passe out of the urt of the Gentiles, to the court of the people: but only from the outward suburbs called Parbar, by the court of the Gentiles:and this Westerne gate was called Shallecheth, of casting out; because that they did use to cast out ashes, sweepings, and such other ordures of the Temple, out at that gate: out of which in processe of time grew the terrace, Isaiah 6:13. to which the gong up towards the East made a head, where there was a great valley [ward against] there were every day as many men employed at one gate, as at another, namely si, who lodged in the six little chambers Ezec. 40. 10. for on the East side where the people did not come in, Ezec. 44. 1. 2. 3. there were six, on the North and South side, where the people came in nd brought their gifts to the Temple, there were foure porters at each gate, and two for the houses of gatherings.

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At Parbar] it seems to be the same place as is called Prvarim, 2 Kings 23:11. in the Italian, for the English translation hath it in: [the suburbs] and that their strangers did carry their offerings, as the Israelites did, at the other two gates. And the name seemeth to agree therewith, for Parbar, may signifie fruit, or rent comming from strangers.

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Ahijah] the meaning is, Ahijah was the chiefe of all these sacred treasurers; amongst which Iehieli Zetham and Joel, with their Families, whereof they were heads, had the care of the consecrated money, brought in by command, or by the peoples liberality: [the treasures] see upon, 2 Kings 12:4. three sorts of these holy treasures, but here is only made mention of two, there being no need of the third which was the sollicited collection, the other two being sufficient of themselves.

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Chiefe Fathers] the Italian addeth, there were chiefe, namely at that time as David made these orders.

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Amramites] the posterity of Amram by Moses his sonne; who upon some occasion (to avoid superstition, or usurpation of some preheminence forbidden by the Lord) did not leave his own name to his children; but let them passe in the common name of Levites and Amramites, see 1 Chronicles 23:14. [Vzzielites] the posterity of Vzziel, Amrams brother Exodus 6:18. of whom there is nothing spoken hereafter; whether there bee any mutilation in this setting down, which might happen through the injury of times; or whether this Family bee comprehended in some of the other.

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The sonne] descended from him by a direct line, from father to sonne: [ruler] this was a second head of the sacred treasures, namely of that kinde which was extraordinarily ordained for the building of the Temple.

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His brethren] his kindred descended from Moses his other sonne, Eliezer.

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To maintain] for the continuall maintenance of the Temple after it was built: to which use, it should seeme, this stock of money was at first appointed leaving the first for the originall building. Vnlesse by the word, maintaining, the building it selfe bee meant, or a supply and ayd for that worke.

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Iezharites] namely the posterity of Izhar the sonne of Kohath the sonne of Levi, Exod. 6. 18. 21. [outward businesse] by Nehemiah 11:16. it appeares that hereby must be understood the whole function of the Levites, besides what they did in the Temple: whether it were in the office of Iudges and inferior Magistrates, Deuteronomy 16:18. who proceeded only by the exposition of the Law, 1 Chronicles 23:4. 2 Chronicles 19:11. Or in the care of providing without, all that was necessary for the building and maintenance of the Temple, and service of God.

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In all businesse] having care, and power to cause the Law of God to be observed; and by these the Kings decrees, made thereupon, were put in execution in the Countrey.

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In the fortieth yeare] which yeare David made these partitions of places, before hee appointed Solomon for his successor: [Iazer] which city was assigned to the children of Merari, Iosh. 21. 34. 39. but it is not said upon what reason or occasion the Hebroniles, did seat themselves there.

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For every matter] as v. 30.