“ To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.d ”
The house of Asuppim - literally, “the house of collections” (see the margin and compare Nehemiah 12:25 margin). A treasure-house of some kind or other is probably intended.
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of (g) Asuppim. (g) This was a house where they used to resort to consult things concerning the temple, as a convocation house.
Further Levitical Temple Officials. These include the gatekeepers ( 1 Chronicles 26:1-19 ), those who were over the treasuries ( 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 ), and the officers and judges who were for th...
house of Asuppim . the treasuries (from Hebrew. 'asaph, to gather). Compare 2 Chronicles 25:24 , where Joash took what was in Obed-edom's charge. So named because of the two gates called Asuppim....
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. The house of Asuppim - The house of the collections; the place where either the supplies of the porters, or the offerings made for the use...
The house of Asuppim— The storehouse, or that place in which the provision of the porters was laid up. Houbigant. See Micah 7:1 and Nehemiah 12:25 in the Hebrew. Others suppose, that it was a...
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. The house of Asuppim - or collections; probably a storehouse, where were kept the grain, wine, and other offerings for the sustena...
Particulars respecting various Temple Officials 1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn...
To Obed-edom (the lot fell) southward; and to his sons (fell by lot) the house of Asuppim. — “Asuppim” occurs only in 1 Chronicles 26:15 ; 1 Chronicles 26:17 of this chapter, and in Nehemia...
In no particular did the arrangements of the king fall short. Not only Levites, priests, and singers were arranged for, but porters also, and such as had charge of all the stores set apart for the sa...
The office of a porter in the temple, must certainly have been an office of high repute and importance, as appears by the characters given of such to whose lot it fell. They are said to be mighty men...
To Obededom southward ,.... Where were two gates in later times, called the gates of Huldah x: and to his sons, the house of Asuppim ; the word has the signification of gathering, hence some take...
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. Ver. 15. The house of Asuppim. ] a Or, Of gatherings: the congregation house, where the Sanhedrim met and sat. Some take it for the p...
Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor Which is noted as an excellent and useful accomplishment for his office, in which there was need of wisdom as well as courage, as may appear by the description...
The Officers of the Levites. B. C. Date. 1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of t...
Asuppim; a place so called; or, of gatherings ; so named either from the assembly of the elders, who met there to consult about the affairs of the temple; or from the people, who were there gather...
CRITICAL NOTES.] The courses of the porters ( 1 Chronicles 26:1-12 ); lots cast for gate-keepers ( 1 Chronicles 26:13-19 ); keepers of treasures ( 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 ); the officers and the judges...
1 Chronicles 26:28 . Joab had dedicated the spoils of war. Cyrus set apart the tenth of all his spoils for the gods. It was much the same among the Jews: in a line from Abraham, who gave the tenth...
EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied in its first nineteen verses with an enumeration of the porters and Then of their arrangement. The porters were those who were to have charge of the entrances...
The Other Levitical offices. Division and Work of the Porters.
1 Chronicles 26:17 ; 2 Chronicles 25:24 ; Ecclesiastes 12:11 ; Nehemiah 12:25
Asuppim — Or, of gatherings, probably so named from the assembly of the elders, who met there to consult about the affairs of the temple.