1 Chronicles 26:15 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:1-19

Observe, I. There were porters appointed to attend the temple, who guarded all the avenues that let to it, opened and shut all the outer gates and attended at them, not only for the state, but for service, to direct and instruct those who were going to worship in the courts of the sanctuary in the decorum they were to observe, to encourage those that were timorous, to send back the strangers and unclean, and to guard against thieves and others that were enemies to the house of God. In allusion... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:15

To Obededom southward ,.... Where were two gates in later times, called the gates of Huldah F24 Ib. (Misn. Middot), c. 1. sect. 3. : and to his sons, the house of Asuppim ; the word has the signification of gathering, hence some take it to be a council house, where the sanhedrim or elders gathered together, and sat; and others, rather a treasure house, where things of value were collected and laid up, since Obededom had the charge of gold and silver, and the vessels of the house, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:15

The house of Asuppim - The house of the collections; the place where either the supplies of the porters, or the offerings made for the use of the priests and Levites, were laid up. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:14-16

The casting of lots for the four chief names and the four chief aspects of gates, now proceeds. A special note is made of the care taken for the house of Asuppim ; i.e. of "gatherings" or "stores." For all that we know of this "house," we seem to be left to the verses (15, 17) of this passage, and to the expression ( Nehemiah 12:25 ), "the storehouses, or stores of the gates" (though the Authorized Version, the "thresholds" of the gates), which would have been more intelligible had it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:15

The house of Asuppim - literally, “the house of collections” (see the margin and compare Nehemiah 12:25 margin). A treasure-house of some kind or other is probably intended. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:14-15

1 Chronicles 26:14-15 . 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. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 26:15

house of Asuppim = the treasuries (from Hebrew. 'asaph, to gather). Compare 2 Chronicles 25:24 , where Joash took what was in Obed-edom's charge. So named because of the two gates called Asuppim. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:15

1 Chronicles 26:15. The house of Asuppim— The storehouse, or that place in which the provision of the porters was laid up. Houbigant. See Mic 7:1 and Neh 12:25 in the Hebrew. Others suppose, that it was a place where the vessels and treasure of the temple were deposited. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:15

15. the house of Asuppim—or, "collections," probably a storehouse, where were kept the grain, wine, and other offerings for the sustenance of the priests. read more