1 Chronicles 26

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1For the divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778 there were of the KorahitesH7145, 1MeshelemiahH4920 the sonH1121 of KoreH6981, of the sonsH1121 of 2AsaphH623. 2MeshelemiahH4920 had sonsH1121: ZechariahH2148 the firstbornH1060, JediaelH3043 the secondH8145, ZebadiahH2069 the thirdH7992, JathnielH3496 the fourthH7243, 3ElamH5867 the fifthH2549, JohananH3076 the sixthH8345, EliehoenaiH454 the seventhH7637. 43Obed-edomH5654 had sonsH1121: ShemaiahH8098 the firstbornH1060, JehozabadH3075 the secondH8145, JoahH3098 the thirdH7992, SacarH7940 the fourthH7243, NethanelH5417 the fifthH2549, 5AmmielH5988 the sixthH8345, IssacharH3485 the seventhH7637 and PeullethaiH6469 the eighthH8066; GodH430 had indeedH3588 blessedH1288 him. 6Also to his sonH1121 ShemaiahH8098 sonsH1121 were bornH3205 who ruledH4474 over the houseH1004 of their fatherH1, for they were mightyH1368 menH1368 of valorH2428. 7The sonsH1121 of ShemaiahH8098 were OthniH6273, RephaelH7501, ObedH5744 and ElzabadH443, whose brothersH251, ElihuH453 and SemachiahH5565, were valiantH2428 menH1121. 8AllH3605 theseH428 were of the sonsH1121 of Obed-edomH5654; they and their sonsH1121 and their 4relativesH251 were ableH2428 menH376 with strengthH3581 for the serviceH5656, 62H8346H8147 from Obed-edomH5654. 9MeshelemiahH4920 had sonsH1121 and relativesH251, 18H8083H6240 valiantH2428 menH1121. 10Also 5HosahH2621, one of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 had sonsH1121: ShimriH8113 the firstH7218 (althoughH3588 he was not the firstbornH1060, his fatherH1 madeH7760 him firstH7218), 11HilkiahH2518 the secondH8145, TebaliahH2882 the thirdH7992, ZechariahH2148 the fourthH7243; allH3605 the sonsH1121 and relativesH251 of HosahH2621 were 13H7969H6240.

12To theseH428 divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778, the chiefH7218 menH1397, were given dutiesH4931 likeH5980 their relativesH251 to ministerH8334 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 136They castH5307 lotsH1486, the smallH6996 and the greatH1419 alike, according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, for everyH8179 gateH8179. 14The lotH1486 to the eastH4217 fellH5307 to 7ShelemiahH8018. Then they castH5307 lotsH1486 for his sonH1121 ZechariahH2148, a counselorH3289 with insightH7922, and his lotH1486 cameH3318 out to the northH6828. 15For Obed-edomH5654 it fell to the southH5045, and to his sonsH1121 went the storehouseH624. 16For ShuppimH8206 and HosahH2621 it was to the westH4628, by the gateH8179 of ShallechethH7996, on the ascendingH5927 highwayH4546. GuardH4929 correspondedH5980 to guardH4929. 17On the eastH4217 there were sixH8337 LevitesH3881, on the northH6828 fourH702 dailyH3117, on the southH5045 fourH702 dailyH3117, and at the storehouseH624 twoH8147 by twoH8147. 18At the 89ParbarH6503 on the westH4628 there were fourH702 at the highwayH4546 and twoH8147 at the ParbarH6503. 19TheseH428 were the divisionsH4256 of the gatekeepersH7778 of the sonsH1121 of KorahH7145 and of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847.

Keepers of the Treasure

2010The LevitesH3881, their relativesH251, 11had 12chargeH5921 of the treasuresH214 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 and of the treasuresH214 of the dedicatedH6944 giftsH6944. 21The sonsH1121 of LadanH3936, the sonsH1121 of the GershonitesH1649 belonging to LadanH3936, namely, the JehielitesH3172, were the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households, belonging to LadanH3936 the GershoniteH1649.

22The sonsH1121 of JehieliH3172, ZethamH2241 and JoelH3100 his brotherH251, 13had chargeH5921 of the treasuresH214 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 23As for the AmramitesH6020, the IzharitesH3325, the HebronitesH2276 and the UzzielitesH5817, 24ShebuelH7619 the sonH1121 of GershomH1647, the sonH1121 of MosesH4872, was officerH5057 overH5921 the treasuresH214. 25His relativesH251 by EliezerH461 were RehabiahH7345 his sonH1121, JeshaiahH3470 his sonH1121, JoramH3141 his sonH1121, ZichriH2147 his sonH1121 and ShelomothH8013 his sonH1121. 26ThisH1931 ShelomothH8013 and his relativesH251 14had chargeH5921 of allH3605 the treasuresH214 of the dedicatedH6944 giftsH6944 15whichH834 KingH4428 DavidH1732 and the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households, the commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and hundredsH3967, and the commandersH8269 of the armyH6635, had dedicatedH6942. 27They dedicatedH6942 16part of the spoilH7998 won in battlesH4421 to repairH2388 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 28And allH3605 that SamuelH8050 the seerH7203 had dedicatedH6942 and SaulH7586 the sonH1121 of KishH7027, AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369 and JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, everyoneH3605 who had dedicatedH6942 anything, all of this was 17in the careH3027 of 18ShelomothH8019 and his relativesH251.

Outside Duties

29As for the IzharitesH3325, ChenaniahH3663 and his sonsH1121 19were assigned to outsideH2435 dutiesH4399 for IsraelH3478, as 20officersH7860 and judgesH8199. 30As for the HebronitesH2276, 21HashabiahH2811 and his relativesH251, 1,700H505H7651H3967 capableH2428 menH1121, had charge of the affairsH6486 of IsraelH3478 22westH4628 of the JordanH3383, for allH3605 the workH4399 of the LordH3068 and the serviceH5656 of the kingH4428. 31As for the HebronitesH2276, 23JerijahH3404 the chiefH7218 24(these HebronitesH2276 were investigatedH1875 according to their genealogiesH8435 and fathers’H1 households, in the fortiethH705 yearH8141 of David’sH1732 reignH4438, and menH1368 of outstandingH1368 capabilityH2428 were foundH4672 among them at 25JazerH3270 of GileadH1568) 32and his relativesH251, capableH2428 menH1121, were 2,700H505H7651H3967 in number, headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households. And KingH4428 DavidH1732 madeH6485 them overseersH6485 of the ReubenitesH7206, the GaditesH1425 and the half-tribeH2677H7626 of the ManassitesH4520 26concerning 27allH3605 the affairsH1697 of GodH430 and of the kingH4428.