1 Chronicles 26:1
divisions <04256> [the divisions.]
There were four classes of these, each of which belonged to the four gates of the temple, which opened to the four cardinal points of heaven. The eastern gate fell to Shelemiah; the northern to Zechariah, (ver. 14;) the southern to Obed-edom, (ver. 15;) and the western to Shuppim and Hosah, (ver. 16.) These several persons were captains of these porter-bands, or door-keepers, at the different gates. There were probably a thousand men under each of these captains; as we find, from ch. 23:5, that their whole number was four thousand.
gatekeepers <07778> [the porters.]
Korahites <07145> [Korhites.]
Meshelemiah <04920> [Meshelemiah.]
[Shelemyƒhuw <\\See definition 08018\\>,] Shelemiah, is merely an abbreviation of [Meshelemyƒh <\\See definition 04920\\>,] Meshelemiah, by the aph‘resis of [Mˆm,] {mem.}
[Shelemiah. Asaph.]
This variation arises from the rejection of the word [Ab <\\See definition 01\\>,] {av,} "father," and the mutation of [Y“wd,] {yood,} into ['Aleph,] {aleph;} being written in the parallel passages [Ebyƒcƒph <\\See definition 043\\>,] Ebiasaph, and here [Acƒph <\\See definition 0623\\>,] Asaph.
[Ebiasaph.]
