1 Chronicles 9:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

Shallum ... and his brethren ... the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle. They occupied a higher position, their office being more directly connected with the sacred service than the former (1 Chronicles 9:18).

1 Chronicles 9:19

19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gatesb of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.