1 Chronicles 26

¹These were the divisions of the gatekeepers:

• From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

• ²Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.

• ⁴And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, ⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.

• ⁶Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men. ⁷Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men. ⁸All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work— 62 in all from Obed-edom.

• ⁹Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men— 18 in all.

• ¹⁰Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first), ¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.

¹²These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did. ¹³They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

• ¹⁴The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah.^{+26:14 Shelemiah is a variant of Meshelemiah; see verse 2.}

• Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.

• ¹⁵The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.

• ¹⁶The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway^{+26:16 Or on the upper road} fell to Shuppim and Hosah.

There were guards stationed at every watch. ¹⁷Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse. ¹⁸As for the court^{+26:18 Hebrew parbar; twice in this verse} on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.

¹⁹These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

²⁰Now their fellow Levites were^{+26:20 LXX; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was} in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things. ²¹From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan^{+26:21 Ladan is a variant of Libni; see 1 Chronicles 6:17.} and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,^{+26:21 Jehieli is a variant of Jehiel; also in verse 22; see 1 Chronicles 23:8.22}the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

²³From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

• ²⁴Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries. ²⁵His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah^{+26:25 Jeshaiah is a variant of Isshiah; see 1 Chronicles 24:21.} his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. ²⁶This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders. ²⁷They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD. ²⁸Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

• ²⁹From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties^{+26:29 Or the duties outside (the temple) or the duties outside (Jerusalem)} as officers and judges over Israel.

• ³⁰From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king. ³¹As for the Hebronites, Jerijah^{+26:31 Jerijah is a variant of Jeriah; see 1 Chronicles 23:19.} was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead. ³²Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.