Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
The chapter belongs to the arrangements made for the services of the temple and for the affairs of the kingdom. The verse names Meshelemiah the son of Kore as a Korhite and places him among the porters or doorkeepers appointed for service connected with the ark. Obed-edom, who took the ark into his house, was likewise a Levite of the Kohathite family.
The chapter belongs to the arrangements made for the services of the temple and for the affairs of the kingdom. The verse names Meshelemiah the son of Kore as a Korhite and places him among the porters or doorkeepers appointed for service connected with the ark. Obed-edom, who took the ark into his house, was likewise a Levite of the Kohathite family.