²⁰Others of their fellow-Levites^y were in charge of the temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God. ²¹Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel. ²²Ladan’s two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the temple treasury and storerooms.

²³Duties were also assigned to the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

²⁴Shebuel, of the clan of Moses’ son Gershom, was the chief official responsible for the temple treasury. ²⁵Through Gershom’s brother Eliezer he was related to Shelomith. Eliezer was the father of Rehabiah, who was the father of Jeshiah, the father of Joram, the father of Zichri, the father of Shelomith. ²⁶Shelomith and the members of his family were in charge of all the gifts dedicated to God by King David, the heads of families, leaders of clan groups, and army officers. ²⁷They took some of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated it for use in the Temple. ²⁸Shelomith and his family were in charge of everything that had been dedicated for use in the Temple, including the gifts brought by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah.

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Footnotes

yOne ancient translation fellow-Levites; Hebrew Levites, Ahijah.