1 Chronicles 26

The Levitical Gatekeepers

26The following 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.

⁴Obed-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 blessed him.

⁶Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.

⁷Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men. ⁸All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work—62 from Obed-edom.

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

¹⁰Hosah, ^tfrom the Merarites, 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 were 13 in all.

¹²These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their brothers did. ¹³They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike. ^u

¹⁴The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. ^vThey also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate. ¹⁵Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses; ¹⁶it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.

There were guards stationed at every watch. ¹⁷There were six Levites each day ^won the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses. ¹⁸As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court. ¹⁹Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.

The Levitical Treasurers and Other Officials

²⁰From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated. ^x21From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. ²²The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

²³From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: ²⁴Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries. ²⁵His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith. ^y26This Shelomith ^zand his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, ^aby the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders. ²⁷They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord’s temple. ²⁸All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith ^band his brothers.

²⁹From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties ^cas officers and judges ^dover Israel. ³⁰From the Hebronites: Hashabiah ^eand his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. ³¹From the Hebronites: Jerijah ^fwas the head of the Hebronites, according to the genealogical records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer ^gin Gilead. ³²There were among Jerijah’s relatives, 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king. ^h