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1 For
the divisions of
the doorkeepers:
of the Korahites,
Meshelemiah the
son of Kore,
of the sons
of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah
had sons:
Zechariah the
firstborn, Jediael
the second,
Zebadiah the third,
Jathniel the
fourth,
3 Elam
the fifth,
Jehohanan the
sixth, and Eliehoenai
the seventh.
4 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, and
Peullethai the
eighth; for God
blessed him.
6 Sons
were also born
to Shemaiah his
son, who ruled over
the house of
their father; for
they were mighty
men of valor.
7 The
sons of Shemaiah:
Othni, Rephael,
Obed, and Elzabad,
whose relatives
were valiant men,
Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 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 Meshelemiah
had sons and
brothers, eighteen
valiant men.
10 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,
and Zechariah the
fourth. All the
sons and brothers
of Hosah were
thirteen.
12 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 They
cast lots, the
small as well as
the great, according
to their fathers’
houses, for every
gate.
14 The
lot eastward fell
to Shelemiah. Then
for Zechariah his
son, a wise
counselor, they
cast lots; and
his lot came
out northward.
15 To
Obed-Edom southward;
and to his
sons the storehouse.
16 To
Shuppim and Hosah
westward, by the
gate of
Shallecheth, at
the causeway that
goes up, watchman opposite watchman.
17 Eastward
were six Levites,
northward four a
day, southward four
a day, and
for the storehouse
two and two.
18 For
Parbar westward, four
at the causeway,
and two at
Parbar.
19 These were
the divisions of
the doorkeepers;
of the sons
of the Korahites,
and of the
sons of Merari.
20 Of
the Levites, Ahijah
was over
the treasures of God’s
house and over
the treasures of
the dedicated
things.
21 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 The
sons of Jehieli:
Zetham, and Joel
his brother, over
the treasures of
the LORD’s house.
23 Of the
Amramites, of the Izharites, of the
Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
24 Shebuel
the son of
Gershom, the son
of Moses, was
ruler over
the treasuries.
25 His
brothers: of Eliezer,
Rehabiah his son,
and Jeshaiah his
son, and Joram
his son, and
Zichri his son,
and Shelomoth his
son.
26 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 They
dedicated some of
the plunder won in
battles to repair
the LORD’s house.
28 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 Of
the Izharites,
Chenaniah and his
sons were
appointed to the
outward business
over Israel, for
officers and
judges.
30 Of
the Hebronites,
Hashabiah and his
brothers, one thousand
seven hundred men
of valor, had
the oversight of
Israel beyond the
Jordan westward,
for all the
business of the
LORD and for
the service of
the king.
31 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 valor were
found among them
at Jazer of
Gilead.
32 His
relatives, men of
valor, were
two thousand 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.