Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
DIVISIONS OF THE PORTERS. (I Chronicles 26:1-12)
Concerning the divisions of the porters—There were four thousand (I Chronicles 23:6), all taken from the families of the Kohathites and Merarites (I Chronicles 26:14), divided into twenty-four courses—as the priests and musicians.
Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph—Seven sons of Meshelemiah are mentioned (I Chronicles 26:2), whereas eighteen are given (I Chronicles 26:9), but in this latter number his relatives are included.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Chronicles 26:2:
1 Chronicles 26:1-2
1 Chronicles 26:1-2
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