1 ! The porters of the Temple are ordeined, euerie man to the gate, which he shulde kepe,
1 a This Asaph was not the notable musitian, but another of the name called also Ebialaph, {Chap. 9, 37} & {9,19} & also Jaiaph.
1 / Or, courses and turnes.
5 b In guing him many children.
6 c Or like their fathers house, meaning worthie men and valiant.
8 d And mete to serue in the office of the portership.
12 e According to their turnes, aswel the one as the other.
14 f One expert and mete to kepe the gate.
15 g This was an house, where they vsed to resort to consulte of things concerning the Temple, as a Conuocacion house.
16 h Whereat they vsed to cast out the filth of the citie, {Isa. 6, 13}
17 i Meaning, two one daye and two another.
18 k Which was an house wherein they kept the instruments of the Temple.
20 ! And ouer the treasure.
23 l These also had charge ouer the treasures.
26 m According as the Lord commanded, {Nomb. 31,28}
29 n Meaning of things that were out of the citie.
30 o That is for the Kings house.
32 p To wit, the cousins of Jediiah.
32 q Bothe in spiritual and temporal things.