1 Chronicles 26 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

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 ^/ Or, nephewes.

⁸ ^d And mete to serue in the office of the portership.

¹¹ ^/ Or, cousins.

¹² ^! Or, cousins.

¹² ^e According to their turnes, aswel the one as the other.

¹⁴ ^/ Or, Meshelemiah.

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.

²⁵ ^/ Or, cousins.

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.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Chronicles 26