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1 Chronicles

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Chapter 26

¹For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. ²And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. ⁴And Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, ⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. ⁶Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were mighty men of valor. ⁷The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah. ⁸All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service, sixty-two of Obed-Edom. ⁹Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen able men. ¹⁰And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief), ¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen. ¹²These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the LORD. ¹³And they cast lots, small and great alike, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate. ¹⁴The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north. ¹⁵For Obed-Edom the south, and to his sons the storehouse. ¹⁶For Shuppim and Hosah to the west, at the Shallecheth Gate on the upward road. Watch corresponded to watch. ¹⁷On the east, six Levites; on the north, four a day; on the south, four a day; and for the storehouse, two by two. ¹⁸At the Parbar on the west, four at the road and two at the Parbar. ¹⁹These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, the sons of Korah and the sons of Merari. ²⁰And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. ²¹The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonite Ladan, were heads of fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. ²²The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the LORD. ²³Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites— ²⁴Shebuel, the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. ²⁵His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith. ²⁶This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that King David and the heads of fathers' houses, with the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated. ²⁷From spoil won in battles they dedicated some to maintain the house of the LORD. ²⁸Also all that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomith and his brothers. ²⁹Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as officers and judges. ³⁰Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king. ³¹Of the Hebronites, Jeriah was chief according to the genealogies of his fathers. In the fortieth year of David's reign search was made, and able men among them were found at Jazer in Gilead. ³²And his brothers, men of ability, were 2,700. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.