1 Chronicles 26

1 to/for division to/for gatekeeper to/for Korahite Meshelemiah son: child Kore from son: child Asaph

This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.

2 and to/for Meshelemiah son: child Zechariah [the] firstborn Jediael [the] second Zebadiah [the] third Jathniel [the] fourth

The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,

3 Elam [the] fifth Jehohanan [the] sixth Eliehoenai [the] seventh

Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.

4 and to/for Obed-edom Obed-edom son: child Shemaiah [the] firstborn Jehozabad [the] second Joah [the] third and Sachar [the] fourth and Nethanel [the] fifth

[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,

5 Ammiel [the] sixth Issachar [the] seventh Peullethai [the] eighth for to bless him God

Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.

6 and to/for Shemaiah son: child his to beget son: child [the] dominion to/for house: household father their for mighty man strength they(masc.)

Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.

7 son: child Shemaiah Othni and Rephael and Obed Elzabad brother: male-relative his son: descendant/people strength Elihu and Semachiah

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

8 all these from son: child Obed-edom Obed-edom they(masc.) and son: child their and brother: male-relative their man strength in/on/with strength to/for service sixty and two to/for Obed-edom Obed-edom

All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.

9 and to/for Meshelemiah son: child and brother: male-relative son: descendant/people strength eight ten

Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.

10 and to/for Hosah from son: child Merari son: child Shimri [the] head: leader for not to be firstborn and to set: make him father his to/for head: leader

Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.

11 Hilkiah [the] second Tebaliah [the] third Zechariah [the] fourth all son: child and brother: male-relative to/for Hosah three ten

Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.

12 to/for these division [the] gatekeeper to/for head: leader [the] great man charge to/for close brother: male-relative their to/for to minister in/on/with house: temple LORD

Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.

13 and to fall: allot allotted like/as small like/as great: large to/for house: household father their to/for gate and gate

By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.

14 and to fall: allot [the] allotted east [to] to/for Shelemiah and Zechariah son: child his to advise in/on/with understanding to fall: allot allotted and to come out: casting(lot) allotted his north [to]

Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.

15 to/for Obed-edom Obed-edom south [to] and to/for son: child his house: home [the] storehouse

Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.

16 to/for Shuppim and to/for Hosah to/for west with gate Shallecheth in/on/with highway [the] to ascend: rise custody to/for close custody

Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.

17 to/for east [the] Levi six to/for north [to] to/for day four to/for south [to] to/for day four and to/for storehouse two two

Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.

18 to/for colonnade to/for west four to/for highway two to/for colonnade

At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.

19 these division [the] gatekeeper to/for son: descendant/people [the] Korahite and to/for son: child Merari

Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].

20 and [the] Levi Ahijah upon treasure house: temple [the] God and to/for treasure [the] holiness

Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.

21 son: child Ladan son: child [the] Gershonite to/for Ladan head: leader [the] father to/for Ladan [the] Gershonite Jehieli

[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.

22 son: child Jehieli Zetham and Joel brother: male-sibling his upon treasure house: temple LORD

Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.

23 to/for Amramite to/for Izharite to/for Hebronite to/for Uzzielite

Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

24 and Shebuel son: descendant/people Gershom son: child Moses leader upon [the] treasure

[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.

25 and brother: male-relative his to/for Eliezer Rehabiah son: child his and Jeshaiah son: child his and Joram son: child his and Zichri son: child his (and Shelomoth *Q(K)*) son: child his

[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.

26 he/she/it Shelomoth and brother: male-relative his upon all treasure [the] holiness which to consecrate: dedicate David [the] king and head: leader [the] father to/for ruler [the] thousand and [the] hundred and ruler [the] army

Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.

27 from [the] battle and from [the] spoil to consecrate: dedicate to/for to strengthen: strengthen to/for house: temple LORD

Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.

28 and all [the] to consecrate: dedicate Samuel [the] seer and Saul son: child Kish and Abner son: child Ner and Joab son: child Zeruiah all [the] to consecrate: dedicate upon hand: power Shelomoth and brother: male-relative his

And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.

29 to/for Izharite Chenaniah and son: child his to/for work [the] outer upon Israel to/for official and to/for to judge

From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.

30 to/for Hebronite Hashabiah and brother: male-relative his son: descendant/people strength thousand and seven hundred upon punishment Israel from side: beside to/for Jordan west [to] to/for all work LORD and to/for service [the] king

From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.

31 to/for Hebronite Jerijah [the] head: leader to/for Hebronite to/for generation his to/for father in/on/with year [the] forty to/for royalty David to seek and to find in/on/with them mighty man strength in/on/with Jazer Gilead

It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].

32 and brother: male-relative his son: descendant/people strength thousand and seven hundred head: leader [the] father and to reckon: overseer them David [the] king upon [the] Reubenite and [the] Gad and half tribe: staff [the] Manassite to/for all word: thing [the] God and word: deed [the] king

Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.