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Divisions of the Gatekeepers
As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: 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, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai 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 Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom.
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.
Obed-edom’s son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan.
Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers’ houses, for they were men of great ability.
Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men.
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able 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 with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
Meshelemiah’s eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, 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 chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
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.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers 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.
These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.
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 by fathers’ houses, small and great alike, for their gates.
The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.
The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouse.
Obed-edom’s came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse.
For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to 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.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and 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.
Treasurers and Other Officials
And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
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, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord.
These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel:
Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and 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, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries.
His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth.
His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.
This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers’ houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated.
These men dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the LORD.
From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.
Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as 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 brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king.
Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers’ houses. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer 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.
King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers’ houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.