1 Chronicles 26:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. ”

• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And Obed, Elzabad. — This is probably corrupt, as the conjunction, which is used with the preceding names, is wanting between Obed and Elzabad. Probably Obed-Elzabad is a corruption of some single...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The sons of Shemaiah ,.... The same before mentioned, the firstborn of Obededom: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men; Elihu and Semachiah ; which may rather d...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Officers of the Levites. B. C. Date.       1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of t...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Other Levitical offices. Division and Work of the Porters.

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• 1 Chronicles 26:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 12:12 ; 1 Chronicles 26:7 ; 1 Chronicles 26:9 ; 1 Samuel 1:1 ; 2 Kings 2:16 ; Ruth 4:17

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