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This verse is obscure, but its probable meaning is as follows: "To these divisions of the gatekeepers—the chief men—were assigned the watches, alon…

Among these were the divisions of the porters. —Rather, To these, the courses (1 Chronicles 23:6)

Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the
chief men
These before …

The porters and treasurers of the temple needed strength and valor to oppose those who wrongly attempted to enter the sanctuary and to guard the sa…
Albert Barnes
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