Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 26

1These were the divisionsלְמַחְלְק֖וֹתle.mach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778:From the Korahitesלַקָּרְחִ֕יםla.ka.re.ChimH7145:Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הוּme.she.lem.Ya.huH4920sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Koreקֹרֵ֖אko.Re'H6981,one ofמִן־min-H4480the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623.

2Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֤הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣לye.di.'a.'ElH3043the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ze.vad.Ya.huH2069the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,Jathnielיַתְנִיאֵ֖לyat.ni.'ElH3496the fourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243,

3Elamעֵילָ֤ם'ei.LamH5867the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,and Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637.

4And Obed-edomH5654also had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הshe.ma'.YahH8098the firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060,Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֣דye.ho.za.VadH3075the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Sacharוְשָׂכָ֣רve.sa.KharH7940the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,Nethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֖לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417the fifthהַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,

5Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֤ל'a.mi.'ElH5988the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ha.shi.ShiH8345,Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637,and Peullethaiפְּעֻלְּתַ֖יpe.'u.le.TaiH6469the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430had blessedבֵרֲכ֖וֹve.ra.KhoH1288Obed-edom.

6Also to his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121Shemaiahוְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.YahH8098were bornנוֹלַ֣דno.LadH3205sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121who ruledהַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.LimH4474over their familiesלְבֵ֣ית אֲבִיהֶ֑םle.Veit 'a.vi.HemH1 H1004becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992were strongגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368,capable menחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

7Shemaiah’sשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121wereOthniעָ֠תְנִי'A.te.niH6273,Rephaelוּרְפָאֵ֨לu.re.fa.'ElH7501,Obedוְעוֹבֵ֧דve.'o.VedH5744,and Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֛ד'el.za.VadH443;his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251wereElihuאֱלִיה֖וּ'e.li.HuH453and Semachiahוּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃u.se.makh.Ya.huH5565,also capableחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428weredescendantsמִבְּנֵ֣י׀mi.be.NeiH1121of Obed-edomH5654;theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121and brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶ֔םva.'a.chei.HemH251were capableחַ֥יִלCha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376with strengthבַּכֹּ֖חַba.Ko.achH3581to do the workלַעֲבֹדָ֑הla.'a.vo.DahH5656—62שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִםshi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8346 H8147in allH5654from Obed-edomH5654.

9Meshelemiahוְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּve.lim.she.lem.Ya.huH4920also had sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brothersוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251who were capableחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121—18שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240in all.

10Hosahוּלְחֹסָ֥הu.le.cho.SahH2621מִן־min-H4480the Merariteבְּנֵי־ מְרָרִ֖יbe.nei- me.ra.RiH1121 H4847also had sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Shimriשִׁמְרִ֤יshim.RiH8113the firstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218(althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808the firstbornבְכ֔וֹרve.KhorH1060,his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1had appointed himוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760as the firstלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218),

11Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֤הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145,Tebaliahטְבַלְיָ֣הוּte.val.Ya.huH2882the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the fourthהָרְבִעִ֑יha.re.vi.'IH7243.The sonsבָּנִ֧יםba.NimH1121and brothersוְאַחִ֛יםve.'a.ChimH251of Hosahלְחֹסָ֖הle.cho.SahH2621numbered13שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

12Theseלְ֠אֵלֶּהLe.'e.lehH428divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,through their chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,had dutiesמִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.RotH4931for ministeringלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,just asלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their relatives didאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251.

13They castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486for each gateH8179,according to their familiesלְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004,youngכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996and old alikeכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419.

14The lotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486for the Eastמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217Gatefellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307to Shelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018.Then lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486were castהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307for his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,a wiseבְּשֶׂ֗כֶלbe.Se.khelH7922counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץ׀yo.'EtzH3289,and the lotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486for the North Gateצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828fell to himוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

15The lot forthe Southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045Gate felltoלְעֹבֵ֥דle.'o.VedH5654Obed-edomאֱדֹ֖ם'e.DomH5654,and the lot for the storehousesבֵּ֥ית הָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃beit ha.'a.su.PimH1004 H624to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121.

16The lotsfor the West Gateלַֽמַּעֲרָ֔בla.ma.'a.RavH4628andעִ֚ם'imH5973the Shallechethשַׁלֶּ֔כֶתsha.Le.khetH7996Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179on the ascendingהָעוֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5927highwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֖הbam.si.LahH4546fell toShuppimלְשֻׁפִּ֤יםle.shu.PimH8206and Hosahוּלְחֹסָה֙u.le.cho.SahH2621.There were guardsמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929stationedלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980at every watchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

17Each dayלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117there were sixשִׁשָּׁה֒shi.ShahH8337Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881on the eastלַמִּזְרָח֮la.miz.RachH4217,fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702on the northלַצָּפ֤וֹנָהla.tza.Fo.nahH6828,fourאַרְבָּעָ֑ה'ar.ba.'AhH702לַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117on the southלַנֶּ֥גְבָּהla.Neg.bahH5045,and two pairsH8147at the storehouseוְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםve.la.'a.su.PimH624.

18As for the courtלַפַּרְבָּ֖רla.par.BarH6503on the westלַֽמַּעֲרָ֑בla.ma.'a.RavH4628,there were fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702at the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֔הlam.si.LahH4546and twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147at the courtלַפַּרְבָּֽר׃la.par.BarH6503.

19Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778who were descendantsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Korahהַקָּרְחִ֖יha.ka.re.ChiH7145andוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847.

The Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

20Now their fellow Levitesוְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereאֲחִיָּ֗ה'a.chi.YahH281in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the treasuriesאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and the treasuriesוּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of the dedicated thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

21From the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ladanלַ֠עְדָּןLa'.donH3936,who wereבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649through Ladanלְלַעְדָּ֗ןle.la'.DanH3936and headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Ladanלְלַעְדָּ֥ןle.la'.DanH3936the Gershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649, wereJehieliיְחִיאֵלִֽי׃ye.chi.'e.LiH3172,

22the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Jehieliיְחִֽיאֵלִ֑יye.chi.'e.LiH3172,Zethamזֵתָם֙ze.TamH2241,and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100.They were in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the treasuriesאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23From the Amramitesלַֽעַמְרָמִי֙la.'am.ra.MiH6020,the Izharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֔יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,and the Uzzielitesלָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃La.'a.zi.'e.LiH5817:

24Shebuelוּשְׁבֻאֵל֙u.she.vu.'ElH7619,a descendantבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gershomגֵּרְשׁ֣וֹםge.re.ShomH1647son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,was the officerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the treasuriesהָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ha.'o.tza.RotH214.

25His relativesוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251through Eliezerלֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461includedRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֨הוּre.chav.Ya.huH7345his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121,Jeshaiahוִֽישַׁעְיָ֤הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470his sonבְנוֹ֙ve.NoH1121,Joramוְיֹרָ֣םve.yo.RamH3141his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Zichriוְזִכְרִ֥יve.zikh.RiH2147his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,and ShelomithH8013his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

26Thisה֧וּאhu'H1931Shelomithשְׁלֹמ֣וֹתshe.lo.MotH8013and his brothersוְאֶחָ֗יוve.'e.ChavH251were in charge ofעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the treasuriesאֹצְר֤וֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙'o.tze.Rot ha.ko.da.ShimH214 H6944for the thingsאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834dedicatedהִקְדִּ֜ישׁhik.DishH6942by Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,by the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֧יve.ra.SheiH7218of familiesהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1who were the commandersלְשָׂרֵֽי־le.sa.rei-H8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֥יםha.'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,and by the armyהַצָּבָֽא׃ha.tza.Va'H6635commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269.

27They had dedicatedהִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942some ofמִן־min-H4480the plunderהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480their battlesהַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹתha.mil.cha.MotH4421to the repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388of the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

28Everythingוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605that had been dedicatedהַֽהִקְדִּ֜ישׁha.hik.DishH6942by Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050the seerהָרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7203,Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027,Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,and Joabוְיוֹאָ֖בve.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870,along with everything elseכֹּ֚לkolH3605that was dedicatedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942,was underעַ֥ל'alH5921the careיַד־yad-H3027of Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019and his brothersוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

29From the Izharitesלַיִּצְהָרִ֞יlai.yitz.ha.RiH3325,Chenaniahכְּנַנְיָ֣הוּke.nan.Ya.huH3663and his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121had the outsideהַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435dutiesלַמְּלָאכָ֤הla.me.la.KhahH4399as officersלְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםle.sho.te.RimH7860and judgesוּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים׃u.le.sho.fe.TimH8199overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

30From the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩cha.shav.ya.HuH2811and his relativesוְאֶחָ֨יוve.'e.ChavH251,1,700אֶ֣לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵא֗וֹת עַ֚ל'E.lef u.she.va'- me.'ot 'alH505 H7651 H3967 H5921capableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,had charge of the affairsפְּקֻדַּ֣תpe.ku.DatH6486of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵעֵ֥בֶרYis.ra.'El me.'E.verH3478 H5676westמַעְרָ֑בָהma'.Ra.vahH4628of the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןlai.yar.DenH3383for allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and for the serviceוְלַעֲבֹדַ֖תve.la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

31As for the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙la.chev.ro.NiH2276,Jerijahיְרִיָּ֣הye.ri.YahH3404was the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the Hebronitesלַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥יla.chev.ro.NiH2276,according to the genealogiesלְתֹלְדֹתָ֖יוle.to.le.do.TavH8435of his ancestorsלְאָב֑וֹתle.'a.VotH1.In the fortiethהָֽאַרְבָּעִ֜יםha.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of David’sדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732reignלְמַלְכ֤וּתle.mal.KhutH4438the recordswere searchedנִדְרָ֔שׁוּnid.Ra.shuH1875,and strongגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368,capable menחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428were foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672among the Hebronitesat Jazerבְּיַעְזֵ֥ירbe.ya'.ZeirH3270in Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

32Among Jerijah’s relativesוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251there were2,700אַלְפַּ֛יִם וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת'al.Pa.yim u.she.Va' me.'otH505 H7651 H3967capableחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121who were headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of familiesהָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1.Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732appointed themוַיַּפְקִידֵ֞םvai.yaf.ki.DemH6485overעַל־'al-H5921the Reubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֤יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִי֙ve.ha.ga.DiH1425,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔יham.na.ShiH4520for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697pertaining toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and for the affairsוּדְבַ֥רu.de.VarH1697of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

The Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26