1 Chronicles 9:19-20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:14-34

We have here a further account of the good posture which the affairs of religion were put into immediately upon the return of the people out of Babylon. They had smarted for their former neglect of ordinances and under the late want of ordinances. Both these considerations made them very zealous and forward in setting up the worship of God among them; so they began their worship of God at the right end. Instances hereof we have here. I. Before the house of the Lord was built they had the house... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:19

And Shallum the son of Kore ,.... The same as in 1 Chronicles 9:17 whose pedigree is traced up to Ebiasaph the son of Korah, see Exodus 6:24 . and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites ; so called, because they descended from Korah: were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle ; until the temple was built: and their fathers being over the host of the Lord ; the Levites, who were the Lord's army, and whose service is represented... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:20

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past ,.... Over the host, over the Levites, and the chief of them; which is to be understood of Phinehas the son of Eleazar, in the time of Moses, who succeeded his father in that post, see Numbers 3:32 though some think, as Kimchi observes, that this was not Phinehas the priest, but a certain Levite of this name in this post; but since he is said to be in time past, it may very well be understood of him: and it also is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:19

Keepers of the entry - Whose business it was to suffer no person to come to the tabernacle but the priests, during the performance of the sacred service; see Jarchi. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:20

And Phinehas - The Targum says, "And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was ruler over them from ancient times, from the day in which the tabernacle was set up in the wilderness; and the Word of the Lord was his assistant." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:19

Shallum . Marked as a different person from the former of the same name, by the description son of Kore , etc. The pedigree here given enables us to identify the person intended as Shelemiah or Moshelemiah.. Keepers of the gates of the tabernacle… of the entry . These are descriptions of "service," not synonymous with those of 1 Chronicles 9:17 and 1 Chronicles 9:18 , where the words וְהַשְּׁעַרִים and בְּשַׁעַר are found, in place of those used here, viz. שֹׁמְרֵי ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 9:19

Shallum the son of Kore - A different person from the Shallum of 1 Chronicles 9:17, and with a different office, namely, the guarding the inner doors of the temple. The original Shallum, Shelemaiah, or Meshelemaiah, was a Levite of the time of David 1 Chronicles 26:14. His descendants were still called by his name, but had now a more important charge assigned to them. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 9:19

1 Chronicles 9:19 . Tabernacle Namely, in time past, when the tabernacle was standing, before the temple was built. Their fathers The Kohathites. Being over the host of the Lord When the Israelites were in the wilderness, encamped in a military manner round about the tabernacle, with whom these were then placed. Keepers of the entry Of the veil by which they entered into the tabernacle; which he calls the entry, because then there were no gates. The meaning is, that all things... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 9:20

1 Chronicles 9:20. Phinehas was ruler over them That is, over all the porters, and other Levites and priests before mentioned. The Lord was with him to direct, and assist, and bless him in the discharge of his office, which seems to be here observed to encourage his successor, and consequently all the priests and Levites of this time, to go on courageously and resolutely in their work, not doubting but God would stand by them as he had stood by their fathers. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 9:1-34

First group to return to Jerusalem (9:1-34)At the time of writing, the first of the exiles had just returned to Jerusalem, having been given permission by the Persian king Cyrus (2 Chronicles 36:22-23). The writer lists the heads of the families who returned (9:1-9). He points out that priests, Levites and temple servants also returned, to emphasize that the re-establishment of the nation Israel had to be on the basis of the religious order appointed by David before the captivity (10-16).Just... read more