1 Chronicles 26:1 meaning and explanation

These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

1 Chronicles 26:1, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse opens a roster of the gatekeepers, the Levites who guarded the entrances of the temple. The Chronicler, writing after the exile to a community rebuilding its worship, organizes these men by division, just as he arranged the priests and musicians.

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