Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 9:19
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.
19. son of Ebiasaph ] By a misreading Shallum (= Meshelemiah; see above) is said to be “of the sons of Asaph” (read “Ebiasaph”) in 1Ch 26:1.
of the house of his father ] R.V. of his father’s house.
being over the host of the Lord, were keepers ] R.V. had been over the camp of the LORD, keepers. Nothing is said in the Pentateuch of “keepers of the entry to the tabernacle,” and probably in the present passage the entry to the camp, not to the tabernacle, is meant. With this view agrees the mention of Phinehas (1Ch 9:20), for it was the profanation of the camp, not of the tabernacle, which Phinehas avenged (Num 25:6-8), thus earning a blessing (Num 25:11-13).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Shallum the son of Kore – A different person from the Shallum of 1Ch 9:17, and with a different office, namely, the guarding the inner doors of the temple. The original Shallum, Shelemaiah, or Meshelemaiah, was a Levite of the time of David 1Ch 26:14. His descendants were still called by his name, but had now a more important charge assigned to them.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. Keepers of the entry.] Whose business it was to suffer no person to come to the tabernacle but the priests, during the performance of the sacred service; see Jarchi.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Keepers of the gates of the tabernacle; or, who were, to wit, in time past, which is expressed in a like case, 1Ch 9:20, when the tabernacle was standing, before the temple was built. Their fathers; the Kohathites, of whom see on Num 4:4. Over the host of the Lord, or, with (as this Hebrew particle is oft used) the host, &c., i.e. when the Israelites were in the wilderness, encamped in a military manner round about the tabernacle, with or among whom these were then placed.
Keepers of the entry, i.e. of the veil by which they entered into the tabernacle; which he calls the entry distinctively, because then there were no gates. The meaning is, that all things were now restored to their primitive order and institution; and the several persons took those places and offices upon them, which their ancestors had before them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Shallum the son of Kore,…. The same as in 1Ch 9:17 whose pedigree is traced up to Ebiasaph the son of Korah, see Ex 6:24
and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites; so called, because they descended from Korah:
[were over] the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle; until the temple was built:
and their fathers being over the host of the Lord; the Levites, who were the Lord’s army, and whose service is represented as a warfare, Nu 4:5
[were] keepers of the entry; into the tabernacle, that none might enter that were impure; or into the court of the priests, excepting priests; or into the holiest of all, as Kimchi suggests.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Koran.Comp. 1Ch. 26:1, which makes Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph a guild of warders under David.
EbiasaphThe Father (i.e., God) gathered, is a fuller form of Asaph, He gathered.
And his brethren, of the house of his father.That is, the Korahites, as is immediately explained: his kinsmen belonging to his father-house or clan.
The work of the service (of Shallum),That is, of the guild so called, is defined as that of wardens of the thresholds of the tent, that is, of the Temple, which had taken the place of the old Tent of Meeting.
And their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.Their fathers are the ancestors of the Korahite clan of Shallura.
The host of the Lord.Or, rather, the encampment of Jehovah, means the tabernacle, or Tent of Tryst, which had only one entrance, over which, according to this passagethe Pentateuch is silentthe house of Shallum stood guard. 2Ch. 31:2 applies the same archaic nomenclature to the Temple in Hezekiahs reign, speaking of the gates of the camps of Iahweh.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.
Ver. 19. Being over the host of the Lord, ] viz, When they of old encamped round about the tabernacle, in the wilderness.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Korahites. The descendants of Korah. Compare Num 16; Num 26:9-11; and see Psalms 42; 44; 45; 47; 48; 49; 84; 85; 87; 88.
gates = thresholds.
tabernacle = tent. Hebrew. ‘ohel. See App-40.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Ebiasaph: 1Ch 6:22, 1Ch 6:23
Korah: Num 26:9-11, Psa 42:1, Psa 44:1, Psa 49:1, *titles
gates: Heb. thresholds, Psa 84:10, *marg.
over the host: 2Ki 11:9, 2Ki 11:15, 2Ch 23:4-10
keepers of the entry: 1Ch 26:7, 1Ch 26:8, 1Ch 26:13-19
Reciprocal: Num 18:5 – And ye 2Ki 22:4 – the keepers 1Ch 9:17 – Shallum 1Ch 9:31 – Shallum Neh 11:15 – Shemaiah Jer 35:4 – the keeper Jer 52:24 – door
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 9:19. Tabernacle Namely, in time past, when the tabernacle was standing, before the temple was built. Their fathers The Kohathites. Being over the host of the Lord When the Israelites were in the wilderness, encamped in a military manner round about the tabernacle, with whom these were then placed. Keepers of the entry Of the veil by which they entered into the tabernacle; which he calls the entry, because then there were no gates. The meaning is, that all things were now restored to their primitive order; and the several persons took those offices upon them, which their ancestors had before them.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the {f} tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.
(f) Their charge was that no one should enter those places, which were only appointed for the priests to minister in.