1 Chronicles 26–28

Chapter 26

¹The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. ²And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. ⁴—And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, ⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him. ⁶And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father’s house; for they were mighty men of valour. ⁷The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah. ⁸All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom. ⁹—And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen. ¹⁰—And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head; ¹¹Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. ¹²Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah. ¹³And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate. ¹⁴And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward; ¹⁵to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse. ¹⁶To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch. ¹⁷Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two and two. ¹⁸At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico. ¹⁹These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.

²⁰And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. ²¹The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli; ²²the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah. ²³As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites…. ²⁴And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasures. ²⁵And his brethren, of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. ²⁶This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated ²⁷(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated them, to maintain the house of Jehovah), ²⁸and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.

²⁹Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges. ³⁰Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king. ³¹Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the head; (as to the Hebronites, according to their families according to the fathers: in the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jaazer in Gilead;) ³²and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.

Chapter 27

¹And these are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand. ²Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ³He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month. ⁴And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; and in his division was Mikloth ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ⁵The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah (the son of Jehoiada, a principal officer): he was head; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ⁶This Benaiah was a mighty man among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son. ⁷The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ⁸The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ⁹The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹⁰The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹¹The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹²The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹³The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹⁴The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. ¹⁵The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁶And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; ¹⁷for the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok; ¹⁸for Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; ¹⁹for Zebulun, Jishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel; ²⁰for the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; ²¹for the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Jiddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; ²²for Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. ²³And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven. ²⁴Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he did not finish; and there fell wrath for it upon Israel; and the number was not put in the account of the chronicles of king David. ²⁵And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the storehouses in the country, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah. ²⁶And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub. ²⁷And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over what was in the vineyards of stores of wine was Zabdi the Shiphmite: ²⁸and over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash. ²⁹And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. ³⁰And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdiah the Meronothite. ³¹And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were comptrollers of the substance which was king David’s. ³²And Jonathan, David’s uncle, was counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons; ³³and Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend; ³⁴and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and Joab was captain of the king’s army.

Chapter 28

¹And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the princes of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains over thousands, and the captains over hundreds, and the comptrollers of all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, and the mighty men, and all the men of valour, unto Jerusalem. ²And king David stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and for the footstool of our God, and I have prepared to build. ³But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. ⁴And Jehovah the God of Israel chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for he has chosen Judah to be the prince; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel; ⁵and of all my sons, (for Jehovah has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel. ⁶And he said to me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. ⁷And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be firm to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day. ⁸And now in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of Jehovah,…