1 Chronicles 26:14,15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

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 of their work, 1 Chronicles 26:20, &c. See the note on 1 Chronicles 26:6. The house of Asuppim Or, of gatherings; probably so named from the assembly of the elders, who met there to consult about the affairs of the temple.

1 Chronicles 26:14-15

14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah.c Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.d