²⁰The Levite relatives of the men who guarded the gates were in charge of the treasures in the house of God. They were also in charge of other treasures that had been set apart for God.

²¹Ladan was from the family line of Gershon. Some leaders of families belonged to Ladan’s family line. One of them was Jehieli. ²²The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasures in the Lord’s temple.

²³Here are the officials who were from the family lines of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

²⁴Shubael was from the family line of Moses’ son Gershom. Shubael was the officer in charge of the treasures. ²⁵His relatives through Eliezer included his son Rehabiah. Jeshaiah was Rehabiah’s son. Joram was Jeshaiah’s son. Zicri was Joram’s son. And Shelomith was Zicri’s son.

²⁶Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all of the treasures that had been set apart for God. King David had set those treasures apart. Some family leaders had also set them apart. They were the commanders of thousands of men and commanders of hundreds. The treasures had also been set apart by other army commanders.

²⁷Some of the goods that had been taken in battle were set apart to repair the Lord’s temple. ²⁸The prophet Samuel had set apart some things for God. Saul, the son of Kish, had set apart other things. So had Abner, the son of Ner. And so had Joab, the son of Zeruiah.

All of those things and all of the others that had been set apart were taken care of by Shelomith and his relatives.

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