1 Chronicles 26:12. Wards Hebrew, having wards answerably to their brethren the other Levites, who were divided into twenty-four courses, as the priests also, and the porters were. read more
1 Chronicles 26:13. They cast lots, as well the small as the great Determining the times and places of their service, not by age or dignity, but merely by lot. According to the house of their fathers A several lot being allowed for each several house. For every gate That it might be known to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed. read more
Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more
children = sons. chief = head. read more
cast lots. See note on 1Ch 25:8 , 1 Chronicles 25:9 . for every gate. This ordering of David was according to the plan of the Temple, given by God "in writing" to David. See 1Ch 28:11-13 , 1 Chronicles 28:19 . read more
THEIR ASSIGNMENT BY CASTING LOTS"Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah. And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse. To Shuppim and Hosah... read more
10. Simri the chief . . . though . . . not the first-born—probably because the family entitled to the right of primogeniture had died out, or because there were none of the existing families which could claim that right. read more
12. Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men—These were charged with the duty of superintending the watches, being heads of the twenty-four courses of porters. :-. THE GATES ASSIGNED BY LOT. read more
13. they cast lots—Their departments of duty, such as the gates they should attend to, were allotted in the same manner as those of the other Levitical bodies, and the names of the chiefs or captains are given, with the respective gates assigned them. read more
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:10
1 Chronicles 26:10. His father made him the chief Not in inheriting the estate, (this was forbidden by the law,) but in this service, for which he was better qualified than his elder brother. read more