John Gill Commentary 1 Chronicles 26:15

"To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house." — 1 Chronicles 26:15 (ASV)

To Obededom southward
Where were two gates in later times, called the gates of Huldah ^F24 :

and to his sons, the house of Asuppim ;
the word has the signification of gathering, hence some take it to be a council house, where the sanhedrim or elders gathered together, and sat; and others, rather a treasure house, where things of value were collected and laid up, since Obededom had the charge of gold and silver, and the vessels of the house, (2 Chronicles 25:24) ,

but Dr. Lightfoot ^F25 is of opinion, that Asuppim were two gates in the western wall, which stood most south, or nearest to Jerusalem; "and the house of Asuppim" was a large piece of building that ran between them, which was a treasury, or various rooms for treasuring or laying up something for the use of the temple;'' though L'Empereur thinks ^F26 it was the chamber Korban, which is not so probable.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: Ib. (Misn. Middot), c. 1. sect. 3.
• F25: Prospect of the Temple, ch. 5. sect. 3.
• F26: Not. in Middot, c. 1. sect. 1. No. 5.