For the divisions of the gatekeepers
there were of the Korahites
, 1Meshelemiah
the son
of Kore
, of the sons
of 2Asaph
.
Meshelemiah had sons
: Zechariah
the firstborn
, Jediael
the second
, Zebadiah
the third
, Jathniel
the fourth
,
Elam the fifth
, Johanan
the sixth
, Eliehoenai
the seventh
.
aObed-edom had sons
: Shemaiah
the firstborn
, Jehozabad
the second
, Joah
the third
, Sacar
the fourth
, Nethanel
the fifth
,
Ammiel the sixth
, Issachar
the seventh
and Peullethai
the eighth
; God
had indeed
blessed
him.
Also to his son Shemaiah
sons
were born
who ruled
over the house
of their father
, for they were mighty
men
of valor
.
The sons of Shemaiah
were Othni
, Rephael
, Obed
and Elzabad
, whose brothers
, Elihu
and Semachiah
, were valiant
men
.
All these
were of the sons
of Obed-edom
; they and their sons
and their 1relatives
were able
men
with strength
for the service
, 62
from Obed-edom
.
Meshelemiah had sons
and relatives
, 18
valiant
men
.
Also aHosah, one of the sons
of Merari
had sons
: Shimri
the first
(although
he was not the firstborn
, his father
made
him first
),
Hilkiah the second
, Tebaliah
the third
, Zechariah
the fourth
; all
the sons
and relatives
of Hosah
were 13
.
To these divisions
of the gatekeepers
, the chief
men
, were given duties
like
their relatives
to minister
in the house
of the LORD
.
aThey cast lots
, the small
and the great
alike, according to their fathers'
households
, for every
gate
.
The lot to the east
fell
to 1Shelemiah
. Then they cast
lots
for his son
Zechariah
, a counselor
with insight
, and his lot
came
out to the north
.
For Obed-edom it fell to the south
, and to his sons
went the storehouse
.
For Shuppim and Hosah
it was to the west
, by the gate
of Shallecheth
, on the ascending
highway
. Guard
corresponded
to guard
.
On the east there were six
Levites
, on the north
four
daily
, on the south
four
daily
, and at the storehouse
two
by two
.
At the 1 aParbar on the west
there were four
at the highway
and two
at the Parbar
.
These were the divisions
of the gatekeepers
of the sons
of Korah
and of the sons
of Merari
.
1The Levites, their relatives
, 2had acharge
of the treasures
of the house
of God
and of the treasures
of the dedicated
gifts
.
The sons of Ladan
, the sons
of the Gershonites
belonging to Ladan
, namely, the Jehielites
, were the heads
of the fathers'
households, belonging to Ladan
the Gershonite
.
The sons of Jehieli
, Zetham
and Joel
his brother
, 1had charge
of the treasures
of the house
of the LORD
.
As for the Amramites, the Izharites
, the Hebronites
and the Uzzielites
,
Shebuel the son
of Gershom
, the son
of Moses
, was officer
over
the treasures
.
His relatives by Eliezer
were Rehabiah
his son
, Jeshaiah
his son
, Joram
his son
, Zichri
his son
and Shelomoth
his son
.
This Shelomoth
and his relatives
1had charge
of all
the treasures
of the dedicated
gifts
awhich
King
David
and the heads
of the fathers'
households, the commanders
of thousands
and hundreds
, and the commanders
of the army
, had dedicated
.
They dedicated 1part of the spoil
won in battles
to repair
the house
of the LORD
.
And all that Samuel
the seer
had dedicated
and Saul
the son
of Kish
, Abner
the son
of Ner
and Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
, everyone
who had dedicated
anything, all of this was 1in the care
of 2Shelomoth
and his relatives
.
As for the Izharites, Chenaniah
and his sons
awere assigned to outside
duties
for Israel
, as bofficers
and judges
.
As for the Hebronites, aHashabiah
and his relatives
, 1,700
capable
men
, had charge of the affairs
of Israel
1west
of the Jordan
, for all
the work
of the LORD
and the service
of the king
.
As for the Hebronites, aJerijah
the chief
1(these Hebronites
were investigated
according to their genealogies
and fathers'
households, in the fortieth
year
of David's
reign
, and men
of outstanding
capability
were found
among them at bJazer
of Gilead
)
and his relatives, capable
men
, were 2,700
in number, heads
of fathers'
households. And King
David
made
them overseers
of the Reubenites
, the Gadites
and the half-tribe
of the Manassites
aconcerning 1all
the affairs
of God
and of the king
.