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The Divisions of the Gatekeepers
The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth),
And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh).
Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers, were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth),
-- And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom.
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him.
Obed-edom’s son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan.
And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.
Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men.
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, [and] Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.
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.
All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
Meshelemiah’s eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men.
And Meshelemiah had sons And brethren, men of valour, eighteen.
Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest.
-- And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;
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.
Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the LORD.
Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah.
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.
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward;
The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouse.
to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.
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.
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.
At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari.
These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.
Treasurers and Other Officials
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.
The Treasurers
And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli;
The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.
These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel:
As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites....
From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasures.
His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth.
And his brethren, of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated
These men dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the LORD.
(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated [them], to maintain the house of Jehovah),
and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.
Officers and Judges
Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.
Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.
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 things of the LORD and the service of the king in that area.
Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.
Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the head; (as to the Hebronites, according to their families according to the fathers: in the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jaazer in Gilead;)
There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king.
and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.