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1 C H RO N I C L ES 2 6
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The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer
and twelve of his sons and relatives.
gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man
of unusual wisdom. 15 The south gate went to
Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of
the storehouse. 16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading
up to the Temple.* Guard duties were divided
evenly. 17 Six Levites were assigned each day to
the east gate, four to the north gate, four to the
south gate, and two pairs at the storehouse.
18 Six were assigned each day to the west gate,
four to the gateway leading up to the Temple,
and two to the courtyard.*
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers
from the clans of Korah and Merari.
Duties of the Gatekeepers
These are the divisions of the gatekeepers:
Treasurers and Other Officials
20 Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of
the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord. 21 From
the family of Libni* in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel* was the leader. 22 The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the
treasuries of the house of the Lord.
23 These are the leaders that descended from
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel:
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From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah
son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph.*
2 The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah
(the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah
(the third), Jathniel (the fourth), 3 Elam (the
fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai
(the seventh).
4 The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers,
were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the
second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth),
Nethanel (the fifth), 5 Ammiel (the sixth),
Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the
eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom.
6 Obed-edom’s son Shemaiah had sons
with great ability who earned positions of
great authority in the clan. 7 Their names
were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad.
Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were
also very capable men.
8 All of these descendants of Obed-edom,
including their sons and grandsons—
sixty-two of them in all—were very capable
men, well qualified for their work.
9 Meshelemiah’s eighteen sons and relatives
were also very capable men.
10 Hosah,
of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri
as the leader among his sons, though he
was not the oldest. 11 His other sons included
Hilkiah (the second), Tebaliah (the third),
and Zechariah (the fourth). Hosah’s sons
and relatives, who served as gatekeepers,
numbered thirteen in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers were
named for their family leaders, and like the
other Levites, they served at the house of the
Lord. 13 They were assigned by families for
guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by
means of sacred lots.
14 The responsibility for the east gate went
to Meshelemiah* and his group. The north
24 From
the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a
descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He
was the chief officer of the treasuries. 25 His
relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah,
Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth.
26 Shelomoth and his relatives were in
charge of the treasuries containing the gifts
that King David, the family leaders, and the
generals and captains* and other officers of
the army had dedicated to the Lord. 27 These
men dedicated some of the plunder they
had gained in battle to maintain the house
of the Lord. 28 Shelomoth* and his relatives
also cared for 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 other dedicated gifts were in their
care, too.
29 From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He
and his sons were given administrative
responsibilities* over Israel as officials and
judges.
30 From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah.
He and his relatives—1,700 capable
men—were put in charge of the Israelite
lands west of the Jordan River. They were
responsible for all matters related to the
26:1 As in Greek version (see also Exod 6:24); Hebrew reads
Asaph. 26:14 Hebrew Shelemiah, a variant spelling of
Meshelemiah; compare 26:2. 26:16 Or the gate of Shalleketh
on the upper road (also in 26:18). The meaning of the Hebrew
is uncertain. 26:18 Or the colonnade. The meaning of the
Hebrew is uncertain. 26:21a Hebrew Ladan, a variant
spelling of Libni; compare 6:17. 26:21b Hebrew Jehieli
(also in 26:22), a variant spelling of Jehiel; compare 23:8.
26:26 Hebrew the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
26:28 Hebrew Shelomith, a variant spelling of Shelomoth.
26:29 Or were given outside work; or were given work away
from the Temple area.