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A Family of Gatekeepers
Commentators explain that the 18 'valiant men' from Meshelemiah's line consisted of his seven sons and eleven other kinsmen. This detail is part of a larger census, highlighting the organized, family-based structure of the temple gatekeepers who served together.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 26:9
19th Century
Bishop
And Meshelemiah. — This refers back to 1 Chronicles 26:2 and forms a kind of supplement to the statement there. The Ko…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 26:9
17th Century
Pastor
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen,
etc.] He had seven sons, ([Reference 1 Chronicles 26:1-…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 26:1–32
17th Century
Minister
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…