Of the divisions of the gate sentries: of the Korahites They do not rotate, but they distributed them according to the gates, and they later cast lots [to determine] who would serve at this gate and who at another gate. In this way it is explained further (verses 13-19).

of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the sons of Asaph And [we find] a similarity above (9:19): “And Shallum the son of Kore, etc.”

for God had blessed him as is stated above (13:14): “... and the Lord blessed the house of Obed- Edom, etc.”

who ruled through their father’s house The meaning is that those ruling were doing so through their father, and a similarity is [found] at the end of Daniel (11:3): “and rule a great dominion (וּמָשַל מִמְשַל רַב).”

valiant men - Heb. אִיש חַיִל, not with strength and not in war but like a man about whom someone says, “So-and-so is of high esteem,” and similarly, (Ruth 2:1): “... a mighty man of valor, etc., and his name was Boaz.”

watches corresponding to their brethren the chiefs of twenty-four watches.

And they cast lots, the small like the great, to their fathers’ houses for each gate who will receive this gate, and who will receive this gate, to the east, to the west, to the north, to the south, and so to all the gates in the forecourt.

and to the Asuppim a place named Asuppim.

Toward the outside Heb. לַפַּרְבָּר. This is explained in Tractate Tamid (ad loc.): “Said Rava: לַפַּרְבָּר means כְּלַפֵּי בָּר, toward the outside.”

And the Levites: Ahiah over the treasuries, etc. He was appointed over the money with which sacrifices were purchased for the House of God, such as the holy sacrifices (sic).

The sons of Ladan To Ladan the Gershonite was the chief of the fathers, Jehiel. He is Ladan mentioned above (23:7-9).

and Joel his brother The brother of Jehiel, as is written above (23:8): “Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel.”

over the treasuries of the House of the Lord There were many treasuries in the forecourt, each treasury for its individual purpose, and over each one was one appointee.

And Shebuel the son of Gershom was the ruler over the treasuries Similarly, [this means] the ruler over one of the treasuries of the forecourt. Others explain [that he was literally] the ruler over the treasuries. All the Temple trustees were under him.

Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons to the outside work to the work that was done outside the city, in the forests and in the mountains; to hew cedars and to quarry stones and to plow fields belonging to the Sanctuary.

Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah... to all the work of the Lord They are the officers over those who did the work of the Lord in trans-Jordan.

and to the service of the king They were also appointed over the dwellers of the king’s heritage and the king’s treasuries, and so [we find] further (v. 32): “for every matter of God and matter of the king.”

to his generations to the fathers in the fortieth year, etc. And also all these computations were in the fortieth year.