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¹To the courses of the door-keepers, pertained,—of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;

²and, Meshelemiah, had sons,—Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth;

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

⁴And, Obed-edom, had sons,—Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Josh the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth;

⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai, the eighth,—for God had blessed him.

⁶And, to Shemaiah his son, were born sons, who bare rule to their ancestral house,—for, heroes of valour, were they.

⁷the sons of Shemaiah, were Othni and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were sons of valour,—Elihu, and Semachiah.

⁸All these, were of the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service,—sixty-two, pertaining to Obed-edom.

⁹And, Meshelemiah, had sons, and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen.

¹⁰And, Hosah of the sons of Merari, had sons,—Shimri the chief, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father, made him, chief.

¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth,—all the sons and brethren of Hosah, were thirteen.

¹²To these, belonged the courses of door-keepers, to the chiefs of the strong men, belonged charges, equally with their brethren,—to be in attendance in the house of Yahweh.

¹³Yea they cast lots, as the small so the great, by their ancestral house, for every several gate.

¹⁴And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. And, for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots, and his lot came out, northward.

¹⁵To Obed-edom, southward,—and, to his sons, the storehouse.

¹⁶To Shuppim and to Hosah, westward, near the refuse-gate, in the causeway that goeth up,—one ward as well as another.

¹⁷Eastward—daily, were six,—northward—daily, four, southward—daily, four, and, for the stores, two and two.

¹⁸For the precinct—westward, four, at the causeway, two—by the precinct.

¹⁹These, were the courses of the door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

²⁰And, the Levites, their brethren, were over the treasuries of the house of God, even to the treasuries of hallowed things.

²¹The sons of Ladan—the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan—the ancestral chiefs belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli;

²²the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother who were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.

²³Then came certain of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites.

²⁴And, Shebuel, son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief ruler over the treasuries.

²⁵And, his brethren pertaining to Eliezer, were Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

²⁶The same Shelomoth and his brethren, were over all the treasuries of the hallowed things, which David the king and the ancestral chiefs, with the captains of thousands and hundreds and the captains of the army, had hallowed:

²⁷out of the battles and out of the spoil, had they hallowed [them],—to strengthen [the provision] for the house of Yahweh.

²⁸And, all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, had hallowed, whosoever had hallowed anything, it was under the direction of Shelomoth, and his brethren.

²⁹Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons, were for the outward business over Israel,—as officers, and as judges.

³⁰Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of valour, one thousand seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel, across the Jordan westward,—for all the business of Yahweh, and for the service of the king.

³¹Of the Hebronites, Jerijah, was chief, [he was] of the Hebronites by his generations, by his fathers,—in the fortieth year of the reign of David, were they sought out, and there were found among them heroes of valour, in Jazer of Gilead;

³²and, his brethren that were heroes of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred, ancestral chiefs,—so David the king gave them oversight, over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manassites, in all the affairs of God, and the affairs of the king.

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¹Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

²And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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

⁴Moreover the sons of Obed–edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.

⁶Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

⁷The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

⁸All these of the sons of Obed–edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed–edom.

⁹And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

¹⁰Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

¹²Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

¹³And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

¹⁴And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

¹⁵To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

¹⁶To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

¹⁷Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

¹⁸At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

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

²⁰And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

²¹As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

²²The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

²³Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

²⁴And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

²⁵And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

²⁶Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

²⁷Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

²⁸And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

²⁹Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

³⁰And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.

³¹Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

³²And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.