1 Chronicles 26

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

This is a list of the divisions of the gatekeepers. From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

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

The sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah (first), Jediael (second), Zebadiah (third), Jathniel (fourth),

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

Elam (fifth), Jehohanan (sixth), and Eliehoenai (seventh).

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

The sons of Obed-edom: Shemaiah (first), Jehozabad (second), Joah (third), Sacar (fourth), Nethanel (fifth),

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

Ammiel (sixth), Issachar (seventh), and Peullethai (eighth), for God had blessed Obed-edom.

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

Shemaiah, Obed-edom's son, had sons who were capable leaders and had great authority in their father's family

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

The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. His relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also capable men.

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

All these descendants of Obed-edom, plus their sons and grandsons, a total of sixty-two, were capable men, well qualified for their service.

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

Meshelemiah's eighteen sons and brothers were also capable men.

10 Now, 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,

Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, made Shimri as leader among his sons, though he was not the firstborn.

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

His other sons included Hilkiah (second), Tebaliah (third), and Zechariah (fourth). The total of Hosah's sons and relatives was thirteen.

12 These 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.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their family leaders, served in the house of the Lord, just like their brothers.

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

Every gate was assigned by lot to different families, the least important equal to the most important.

14 And 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.

The lot for the east gate fell to Meshelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor with insight, and the lot for the north gate fell to him.

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

The lot for the south gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons.

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

Shuppim and Hosah received the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the road that leads up. They were always guarded.

17 Truly, 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.

There were six Levites on duty every day at the east gate, four at the north gate, four at the south gate, and two at a time at the storehouse.

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

Six were on duty every day at the west gate, four at the main road, and two at the courtyard.

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

These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of Korah and the sons of Merari.

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

Other Levites under Ahijah were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the what had been dedicated to God.

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

From the sons of Ladan, who were the descendants of the Gershonites through Ladan, and were the family leaders of Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

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

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

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

From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

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

Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, who was the chief officer in charge of the treasuries.

25 along 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.

His relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth.

26 The 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.

Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for all that had been dedicated by King David, by the family leaders who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

27 These 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.

They dedicated a part of the plunder they had won in battle to help maintain the house of the Lord.

28 Now 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.

Shelomoth and his relatives also looked after the gifts dedicated to the Lord by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the dedicated gifts were the responsibility of Shelomoth and his relatives.

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

From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given outside duties as officials and judges over Israel.

30 Now 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.

From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were put in charge of the Israel west of the Jordan, responsible for everything involving the Lord's work and the king's service.

31 And 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.

Also from the Hebronites came Jerijah, the leader of the Hebronites according to the family genealogies. In the fortieth year of David's reign the records were examined, and men of great ability were discovered at Jazer in Gilead.

32 And 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.

Among the relatives of Jerijah were 2,700 capable men who were family leaders. King David put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for everything involving the Lord's work and the king's service.