1 Chronicles 26

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

For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

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

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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

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

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

Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

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

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

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.)

Sons were also born to Shemaiah his son, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valour.

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: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose relatives were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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 these were of the sons of Obed-Edom with their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service: sixty-two of Obed-Edom.

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

Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen valiant men.

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

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

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

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

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

Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the LORD’s house.

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

They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

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]

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

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

To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.

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

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watchman opposite watchman.

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

Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.

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

For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

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

These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

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

Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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

The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

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

The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the LORD’s house.

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

Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

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

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

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

His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

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

This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

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

They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair the LORD’s house.

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

All that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brothers.

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

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

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

Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand and seven hundred men of valour, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of the LORD and for the service of the king.

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

Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ households. They were sought for in the fortieth year of the reign of David, and mighty men of valour were found amongst them at Jazer of Gilead.

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

His relatives, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers’ households, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.