1 Chronicles 26
1 The divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah, the firstborn; Jediael, the second; Zebadiah, the third; Jathniel, the fourth;
3 Elam, the fifth; Jehohanan, the sixth; Elioenai, the seventh.
4 Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah, the firstborn; Jehozabad, the second; Joah, the third; Sacar, the fourth; Nethanel, the fifth;
5 Ammiel, the sixth; Issachar, the seventh; Peullethai, the eighth, for God had blessed him.
6 Sons were born to his son Shemaiah, and they governed their father’s household, for they were brave warriors.
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; and his brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were brave men.
8 All these were descendants of Obed-edom: they, their sons, and their brothers, capable men with strength for the service—sixty-two in all from Obed-edom.
9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, brave men: eighteen in all.
10 Hosa, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri was the chief. Though he was not the firstborn, his father appointed him as chief;
11 Hilkiah, the second; Tebaliah, the third; Zechariah, the fourth. Hosa’s sons and brothers were thirteen in all.
12 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, assigned to the leaders of the men, with their watches corresponding to those of their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.
13 They cast lots for each gate, young and old alike, according to their ancestral families.
14 The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot fell to the north.
15 Obed-edom’s lot fell to the south, and his sons’ lot fell to the storehouse.
16 The lots for Shuppim and Hosa fell to the west, at the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending road, with one watch beside another.
17 On the east there were six Levites; on the north, four each day; on the south, four each day; and at the storehouses, two at a time.
18 At the colonnade on the west, there were four on the road and two at the colonnade.
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
20 Among the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the consecrated things.
21 The sons of Ladan, a Gershonite: from Ladan, the heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, was Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
24 Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, was the chief in charge of the treasuries.
25 His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the consecrated things, which King David, the heads of the families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the army commanders had consecrated.
27 They had consecrated some of the spoils taken in wars and battles to repair the house of the LORD.
28 Everything consecrated by Samuel the seer, by Saul son of Kish, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah—all the consecrated things—was entrusted to Shelomith and his brothers.
29 From the Izharites, Kenaniah and his sons were assigned to external duties in Israel as officials and judges.
30 From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 brave men, were responsible for the administration of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the LORD and the service of the king.
31 From the Hebronites, Jeriah was the chief according to the records of the Hebronite families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign they were sought out, and brave warriors were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
32 His relatives were 2,700 brave men, heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter concerning God and the king.
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