The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother ,.... Both sons of Jehieli: which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord ; that part of the trust which before was committed to Ahijah, which concerned provisions for sacred uses, before observed. read more
Of the Amramites and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites. Who sprang from the four sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, Exodus 6:18 with respect to the concerns they severally had in the trust of the treasures, the account follows, all but the Uzzielites, who are not after mentioned. read more
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. This is the first time that any of the posterity of Moses are taken notice of, as being in any office of honour, authority, and trust; by the Targum he is said to be Jonathan, spoken of in Judges 18:30 but very wrongly; this man, according to Jarchi and Kimchi, had all the treasures and treasurers under him. read more
And his brethren by Eliezer ,.... His kinsmen that descended from Eliezer, the brother of Gershom, the ancestor of Shebuel, whose descent from him in succession were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zichri, and Shelomith . read more
Which Shelomith ,.... The last mentioned in the lineage from Eliezer, the younger son of Moses: and his brethren ; or kinsmen: were over all the treasures of the dedicated things ; which had been devoted for the service of God, and of the temple particularly: which David the king had dedicated ; out of the spoils he took in war, see 2 Samuel 8:11 , the chief fathers ; princes of tribes, and heads of families: the captains over thousands and hundreds ; in the several... read more
The divisions of the porters - There were four classes of these, each of which belonged to one of the four gates of the temple, which opened to the four cardinal points of heaven. The eastern gate fell to Shelemiah; the northern, to Zechariah, 1 Chronicles 26:14 ; the southern, to Obed-edom, 1 Chronicles 26:15 ; the western, to Shuppim and Hosah, 1 Chronicles 26:16 . These several persons were captains of these porter-bands or door-keepers at the different gates. There were... read more
For God blessed him - "That is, Obed-edom; because of the ark of the Lord which was in his house; and to him was given the honor that he should see his children and grand-children, even fourscore and two, masters of the Levites." - T. In 1 Chronicles 26:8 , we have only sixty-two mentioned. read more
They were mighty men of valor - They were not only porters or door-keepers in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard for the gates: and perhaps in this sense alone we are to understand their office. read more
The rest of this chapter, with the whole of the 28th, is wanting both in the Syriac and Arabic. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:21
As concerning the sons of Laadan ,.... The same with Libni, see 1 Chronicles 23:7 . the sons of the Gershonite Laadan ; so called, to distinguish him from another Laadan, as Kimchi thinks: chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite ; that sprung from him: were Jehieli; and his sons next mentioned. read more