^26:20Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses⁵ in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items. ^26:21The descendants of Ladan,⁶ who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli⁷^26:22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple.

^26:23As for the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:

^26:24Shebuel⁸ son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the supervisor of the storehouses. ^26:25His relatives through Eliezer included: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son, and Shelomith⁹ his son. ^26:26Shelomith¹⁰ and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers. ^26:27They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the Lord’s temple. ^26:28They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet,¹¹ Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.

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Footnotes

5 Or “treasuries.”
6 “Ladan” is a variant of the name “Libni” (cf. 6:17).
7 “Jehieli” is a variant of the name “Jehiel” (cf. 23:8).
8 A number of English versions follow the and and read “Shubael” here (e.g., , , , ).
9 The marginal reading (Qere) is “Shelomith,” while the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Shelomoth.”
10 The reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.
11 Or “seer.”