1–12 (compare ix. 17–27).
The Courses of the Doorkeepers.
¹For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites; Meshelemiah[¹] the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph[²]. ²And Meshelemiah had sons; Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth;
[¹] In verse 14, Shelemiah.
[²] In chapter ix. 19, Ebiasaph.
1. Meshelemiah, etc.] For the names of the doorkeepers see notes on ix. 17 ff.
of the sons of Asaph] For Asaph read Ebiasaph, as in ix. 19.
³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
3. Eliehoenai] The form differs from that in iii. 23, but has the same meaning, viz., “Mine eyes are towards Jehovah.”
⁴And Obed-edom had sons; Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth;
4. Obed-edom] For Obed-edom see xiii. 13, note.