1 Chronicles 26:1-19

1These were the divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778:

From the KorahitesH7145: MeshelemiahH4920 sonH1121 of KoreH6981, one ofH4480 the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623. 2MeshelemiahH4920 had sonsH1121: ZechariahH2148 the firstbornH1060, JediaelH3043 the secondH8145, ZebadiahH2069 the thirdH7992, JathnielH3496 the fourthH7243, 3ElamH5867 the fifthH2549, JehohananH3076 the sixthH8345, and EliehoenaiH454 the seventhH7637. 4And Obed-edomH5654 also had sonsH1121: ShemaiahH8098 the firstbornH1060, JehozabadH3075 the secondH8145, JoahH3098 the thirdH7992, SacharH7940 the fourthH7243, NethanelH5417 the fifthH2549, 5AmmielH5988 the sixthH8345, IssacharH3485 the seventhH7637, and PeullethaiH6469 the eighthH8066. ForH3588 GodH430 had blessedH1288 Obed-edom. 6Also to his sonH1121 ShemaiahH8098 were bornH3205 sonsH1121 who ruledH4474 over their familiesH1H1004 becauseH3588 theyH1992 were strongH1368, capable menH2428. 7Shemaiah’sH8098 sonsH1121 were OthniH6273, RephaelH7501, ObedH5744, and ElzabadH443; his brothersH251 were ElihuH453 and SemachiahH5565, also capableH2428 menH1121. 8AllH3605 theseH428 were descendantsH1121 of Obed-edomH5654; theyH1992 and their sonsH1121 and brothersH251 were capableH2428 menH376 with strengthH3581 to do the workH5656—62H8346H8147 in all from Obed-edomH5654. 9MeshelemiahH4920 also had sonsH1121 and brothersH251 who were capableH2428 menH1121—18H8083H6240 in all. 10HosahH2621 the MerariteH1121H4847 also had sonsH1121: ShimriH8113 the firstH7218 (althoughH3588 he wasH1961 notH3808 the firstbornH1060, his fatherH1 had appointed himH7760 as the firstH7218), 11HilkiahH2518 the secondH8145, TebaliahH2882 the thirdH7992, and ZechariahH2148 the fourthH7243. The sonsH1121 and brothersH251 of HosahH2621 numbered 13H7969H6240 in allH3605.

12TheseH428 divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778, through their chiefH7218 menH1397, had dutiesH4931 for ministeringH8334 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, just asH5980 their relatives didH251. 13They castH5307 lotsH1486 for each gateH8179, according to their familiesH1H1004, youngH6996 and old alikeH1419.

14The lotH1486 for the EastH4217 Gate fellH5307 to ShelemiahH8018.1 Then lotsH1486 were castH5307 for his sonH1121 ZechariahH2148, a wiseH7922 counselorH3289, and the lotH1486 for the North GateH6828 fell to himH3318. 15The lot for the SouthH5045 Gate fell toH5654 Obed-edomH5654, and the lot for the storehousesH1004H624 to his sonsH1121. 16The lots for the West GateH4628 andH5973 the ShallechethH7996 GateH8179 on the ascendingH5927 highwayH45462 fell to ShuppimH8206 and HosahH2621.

There were guardsH4929 stationedH5980 at every watchH4929. 17Each dayH3117 there were sixH8337 LevitesH3881 on the eastH4217, fourH702 on the northH6828, fourH702 on the southH5045, and two pairsH8147 at the storehouseH624. 18As for the courtH65033 on the westH4628, there were fourH702 at the highwayH4546 and twoH8147 at the courtH6503.

19TheseH428 were the divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778 who were descendantsH1121 of KorahH7145 and MerariH4847.