Kore Partridge. (1.) A Levite and temple-warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph. He was father of Shallum and Meshelemiah, temple-porters (1 Chronicles 9:19; 26:1). (2.) A Levitical porter at the east gate of the temple (2 Chronicles 31:14). (3.) In 1 Chronicles 26:19 the word should be "Korahites," as in the Revised Version. Easton's Bible Dictionary