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Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 1 Chronicles 26:1-2

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1 Chronicles26:1-2

CHAPTER 26

1Ch 26:1-12. Divisions of the Porters.

1-2. Concerning the divisions of the porters--There were four thousand (1Ch 23:6), all taken from the families of the Kohathites and Merarites (1Ch 26:14), divided into twenty-four courses--as the priests and musicians.

Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph--Seven sons of Meshelemiah are mentioned (1Ch 26:2), whereas eighteen are given (1Ch 26:9), but in this latter number his relatives are included.

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