1 Chronicles 26:5

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 26:4-5

Moreover, the sons of Obededom ,.... The same at whose house the ark was, before it was brought by David to Zion; his sons were porters also, as himself, 1 Chronicles 15:24 , mention is made of eight sons of his, according to their birth: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethaneel, Ammiel, Issachar, Peulthai; for God blessed him ; as with wealth and riches, so with a numerous offspring, and that because of his entertainment of the ark at his house; the great increase of his family is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:5

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:4-5

Here we have the enumeration of eight sons of Obed-edom ( 1 Chronicles 15:21 , 1 Chronicles 15:24 ; 1 Chronicles 16:38 ). That in this last reference Obed-edom seems to be called "son of Jeduthun" is owing probably to the omission of a name. For former occurrences of the sentence, God blessed him , with its present evident allusion, see 1 Chronicles 13:14 ; 2 Samuel 6:11 . To this passage, the expression of 1 Chronicles 25:5 , "to lift up the horn," is probably analogous, where... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:5

1 Chronicles 26:5. For God blessed him With a numerous posterity, and other blessings, for his respect and affection to the ark. The increase and building up of families are owing to the divine blessing. And a great blessing it is to have many children when they are like these, eminent in the service of God. 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 26:5

him: i.e. Obed-edom read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:5

5. God blessed him—that is, Obed-edom. The occasion of the blessing was his faithful custody of the ark (2 Samuel 6:11; 2 Samuel 6:12). The nature of the blessing (2 Samuel 6:12- :) consisted in the great increase of progeny by which his house was distinguished; seventy-two descendants are reckoned. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

Particulars respecting various Temple Officials1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn from three families, Meshelemiah (the ’Shallum’ of 1 Chronicles 9:19), Obededom, and Hosah. Asaph] the ’Ebiasaph’ of 1 Chronicles 9:19. 5. For God blessed him] see 1 Chronicles 13:14. The blessing consisted in the number of his children: cp. Genesis 1:28; Genesis 24:60.13. For every gate] Though the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 26:5

(5) For God blessed him.—Comp. 1 Chronicles 13:14, where it is said, “God blessed the house of Obed-edom.” His sons’ names are all testimonies to his thankful recognition of the Divine favour. The firstborn is Shemaiah, Jah hath heard (viz.) the prayer for offspring; Jehozabad, Jah hath bestowed, is the second; Joah, Jah is a kinsman, the third; Sacar, reward (Genesis 15:1), is the fourth; Nethaneel, or Nathanael (Dositheus, Dorotheus, Deusdedit) God hath given, the fifth; Ammiel, a kinsman is... read more

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