First Book of Chronicles 26

¹ As regards the orders of the gatekeepers: For the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Ebiasaph.

² Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

³ Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

⁴ Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

⁵ Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

⁶ To his son Shemaiah sons were born who had authority in their families, for they were stout fighting men.

⁷ Sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad and his brothers Elihu and Semachiah, brave men.

⁸ All these were sons of Obed-edom. These and their sons and brothers were well fitted for their task. For Obed-edom, sixty-two.

⁹ Meshelemiah had sons and brothers: eighteen brave men.

¹⁰ Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri was the first, for although he was not the first-born his father had made him the chief.

¹¹ Hilkiah was the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen in all.

¹² These, as keepers of the gate, had their orders, and the leaders of these heroes had duties corresponding to those of their kinsmen in the service of the Temple of Yahweh.

¹³ They drew lots, junior and senior family alike, for each gate.

¹⁴ For the east side the lot fell to Shelemiah, whose son Zechariah was a shrewd counsellor; when they drew lots, the lot for the north side fell to the latter.

¹⁵ To Obed-edom went the south, and to his sons the storehouse.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Hosah went the west with the Gate of the Felled Tree-trunk on the upper road. The watch, turn and turn about:

¹⁷ on the east, six daily; on the north, four daily; on the south, four daily; at the storehouse, two each side;

¹⁸ for the Parbar on the west: four at the road, two at the Parbar.

¹⁹ These were the orders of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and Merarites.

²⁰ The Levites, their kinsmen, were responsible for those in charge of the treasuries of the Temple of God and in charge of the treasuries of votive offerings:

²¹ The sons of Ladan, sons, through Ladan, of Gershon, had the Jehielites for heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite.

²² The Jehielites, Zetham and Joel his brother, were responsible for the treasuries of the Temple of Yahweh.

²³ As regards the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:

²⁴ Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, was the officer responsible for the treasuries.

²⁵ His kinsmen through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, Shelomoth his son.

²⁶ This Shelomoth and his kinsmen were responsible for all the treasuries of votive offerings dedicated by King David and by the heads of families as officers of thousands, of hundreds, or other senior officers,

²⁷ (they had dedicated a part of the spoils of war to make the house of Yahweh more impressive),

²⁸ and also for all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All that had been dedicated was the responsibility of Shelomoth and his kinsmen.

²⁹ For the Izharites: Chananiah and his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel[*a] as scribes and judges.

³⁰ For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his kinsmen, one thousand seven hundred fighting men to guard Israel west of Jordan in all that had to do with Yahweh and in the service of the king.

³¹ For the Hebronites: Jerijah the chief. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, the pedigrees of the Hebronite families were investigated and stout fighting men were found belonging to them at Jazer in Gilead.

³² King David nominated two thousand seven hundred fighting men, kinsmen to Jerijah and heads of families, as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh in all the business of God and of the king.