I Chronicles 26

¹Now the divisions of the porters were, from the Korahites: Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

²The sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

⁴Then the sons of Obededom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth. For the Lord had blessed him.

⁶Now to his son Shemaiah, there were born sons, rulers of their families. For they were very strong men.

⁷Then the sons of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brothers, very strong men, as well as Elihu and Semachiah.

⁸All these were from the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and brothers, very fit for the ministry, sixty-two from Obededom.

⁹Then there were the sons of Meshelemiah and their brothers, very robust men, eighteen.

¹⁰Now, from Hosah, that is, from the sons of Merari: Shimri the leader, for he had not had a firstborn son, and so, because of this, his father had appointed him as the leader,

¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. All these, the sons and brothers of Hosah, were thirteen.

¹²These were distributed as porters, so that the leaders of the posts, as well as their brothers, were ministering continually in the house of the Lord.

¹³Then they cast lots equally, for both the small and the great, by their families, concerning each one of the gates.

¹⁴And the lot of the east fell out to Shelemiah. But to his son Zechariah, a very prudent and learned man, the northern section was obtained by lot.

¹⁵Truly, Obededom and his sons obtained that to the south, in the part of the house where the council of elders was.

¹⁶Shuppim and Hosah obtained that toward the west, beside the gate that leads to the way of the ascent, one post facing the other.

¹⁷Truly, toward the east there were six Levites, and toward the north there were four per day, and then toward the south similarly there were four each day. And where the council was, there were two and two.

¹⁸Also, in the cells of the porters toward the west, there were four along the way, and two at every cell.

¹⁹These are the divisions of the porters of the sons of Kohath and of Merari.

²⁰Now Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and the holy vessels.

²¹The sons of Ladan, sons of Gershon: from Ladan, leaders of the families of Ladan and of Gershon: Jehieli.

²²The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel; his brothers were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord,

²³with the Amramites, and Izharites, and Hebronites, and Uzzielites.

²⁴Now, Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was in the first place over the treasuries,

²⁵along with his brothers, Eliezer, and his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and also his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.

²⁶The same Shelomoth and his brothers were over the treasuries of the holy things, which king David sanctified, with the leaders of the families, and the tribunes, and the centurions, and the commanders of the army.

²⁷These things were from the wars and from the best spoils of the battles, which they had consecrated for the repair and the furnishing of the temple of the Lord.

²⁸Now all these things were sanctified by Samuel, the seer, and by Saul, the son of Kish, and by Abner, the son of Ner, and by Joab, the son of Zeruiah. All those who had sanctified these were under the hand of Shelomoth and his brothers.

²⁹Yet truly, Chenaniah and his sons were over the Izharites, for the exterior works concerning Israel, in order to teach and to judge them.

³⁰Now from the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred very strong men, were in charge of Israel across the Jordan toward the west, in all the works of the Lord, and in the ministry of the king.

³¹And the leader of the Hebronites was Jerijah, according to their families and kindred. In the fortieth year of the reign of David, they were numbered, and there were found very strong men in Jazer Gilead.

³²And his brothers of a mature age were two thousand seven hundred leaders of families. Then king David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the one half tribe of Manasseh, in all of the ministries of God and of the king.

I Chronicles 26

¹And the divisions of the porters: of the Corites Meselemia, the son of Core, of the sons of Asaph.

²The sons of Meselemia: Zacharias the firstborn, Jadihel the second, Zabadias the third, Jathanael the fourth,

³Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

⁴And the sons of Obededom, Semeias the firstborn, Jozabad the second, Joaha the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael the fifth,

⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Phollathi the eighth: for the Lord had blessed him.

⁶And to Semei his son were born sons, heads of their families: for they were men of great valour.

⁷The sons then of Semeias were Othni, and Raphael, and Obed, Elizabad, and his brethren most valiant men: and Eliu, and Samachias.

⁸All these of the sons of Obededom: they, and their sons, and their brethren most able men for service, sixty-two of Obededom.

⁹And the sons of Meselemia, and their brethren strong men, were eighteen.

¹⁰And of Hosa, that is, of the sons of Merari: Semri the chief, (for he had not a firstborn, and therefore his father made him chief.)

¹¹Helcias the second, Tabelias the third, Zacharias the fourth: all these the sons, and the brethren of Hosa, were thirteen.

¹²Among these were the divisions of the porters, so that the chiefs of the wards, as well as their brethren, always ministered in the house of the Lord.

¹³And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates.

¹⁴And the lot of the east fell to Selemias. But to his son Zacharias, a very wise and learned man, the north gate fell by lot.

¹⁵And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients.

¹⁶To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.

¹⁷Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the north four a day: and towards the south likewise four a day: and where the council was, two and two.

¹⁸In the cells also of the porters toward the west four in the way: and two at every cell.

¹⁹These are the divisions of the porters of the sons of Core, and of Merari.

²⁰Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of God, and the holy vessels.

²¹The sons of Ledan, the sons of Gersonni: of Ledan were heads of the families, of Ledan, and Gersonni, Jehieli.

²²The sons of Jehieli: Zathan and Joel, his brethren over the treasures of the house of the Lord,

²³With the Amramites, and Isaarites, and Hebronites, and Ozielites.

²⁴And Subael the son of Gersom, the son of Moses, was chief over the treasures.

²⁵His brethren also, Eliezer, whose son Rohobia, and his son Isaias, and his son Joram, and his son Zechri, and his son Selemith.

²⁶Which Selemith and his brethren were over the treasures of the holy things, which king David, and the heads of families, and the captains over thousands and over hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated,

²⁷Out of the wars, and the spoils won in battles, which they had consecrated to the building and furniture of the temple of the Lord.

²⁸And all these things that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Cis, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Sarvia had sanctified: and whosoever had sanctified those things, they were under the hand of Selemith and his brethren.

²⁹But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites, for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and judge them.

³⁰And of the Hebronites Hasabias, and his brethren most able men, a thousand seven hundred had the charge over Israel beyond the Jordan westward, in all the works of the Lord, and for the service of the king.

³¹And the chief of the Hebronites was Jeria according to their families and kindreds. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were numbered, and there were found most valiant men in Jazer Galaad,

³²And his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seven hundred chiefs of families. And king David made them rulers over the Rubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, for all the service of God, and the king.