To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
KJV
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
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To Obededom southward,.... Where were two gates in later times, called the gates of Huldah (x):
and to his sons, the house of Asuppim; the word has the signification of gathering, hence some take it to be a council house, where the sanhedrim or elders gathered together, and sat; and others, rather a treasure house, where things of value were collected and laid up, since Obededom had the charge of gold and silver, and the vessels of the house,
Ch2 25:24
, but Dr. Lightfoot (y) is of opinion, that"Asuppim were two gates in the western wall, which stood most south, or nearest to Jerusalem; "and the house of Asuppim" was a large piece of building that ran between them, which was a treasury, or various rooms for treasuring or laying up something for the use of the temple;''though L'Empereur thinks (z) it was the chamber Korban, which is not so probable.
(x) Ib. (Misn. Middot), c. 1. sect. 3. (y) Prospect of the Temple, ch. 5. sect. 3. (z) Not. in Middot, c. 1. sect. 1. No. 5.
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