1 Chronicles 26:1 Meaning and Explanation
“Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.”
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Read Full Chapter →David organizes the gatekeepers of the house of God, beginning with Meshelemiah of the Korahite line.
What Does 1 Chronicles 26:1 Mean?
After arranging the singers, the record turns to the porters, the gatekeepers who guarded the doors of the sanctuary. The list opens with Meshelemiah, a descendant of Korah, drawn from the family of Asaph. These were Levites assigned not to sing or to teach but to keep watch over the thresholds of the Lord's house.
Scripture honors the one who simply stands at the door. To guard a gate is humble work, yet it protects what is holy and welcomes the worshiper in. The psalmist would later sing that he would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than dwell in the tents of wickedness, and here the doorkeepers are named and remembered before the Lord.
1 Chronicles 26:1 in the Original Language
sho'er (שׁוֹעֵר), 'porter' -- a gatekeeper who guards the doors and thresholds of the sanctuary.
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What does 1 Chronicles 26:1 mean?
David organizes the gatekeepers of the house of God, beginning with Meshelemiah of the Korahite line.