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1 Chronicles 26:19

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What does 1 Chronicles 26:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
1 Chronicles 26:19 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.
17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.
18For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
19These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
20And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers` [houses] belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
22The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.] For among those Levites which descended from Kore, a grandson of Kohath, and which sprung from Merar, a brother of Kohath, the porters only wore; (see <132601>1 Chronicles 26:1,10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The divisions of the porters - The account of the porters here given makes them only twenty-four in number at any one time; 1 Chronicles 23:5 states that the duty was discharged by 4,000 persons. Perhaps of the 93 chief porters here spoken of 1 Chronicles 26:8-9, 1 Chronicles 26:11, 1 Chronicles 26:24 were always on guard as officers, while of the remaining 3,907, a certain proportion were each day on duty as their subordinates. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kore: Kore, or rather, Korhi, קרחי \[Strong's H7145\], is essentially the same with קרח \[Strong's H7141\], Korah, merely having a paragogic י, yood. Num 16:11, Korah 1 Chronicles 26:20”
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