1 Chronicles 26

The Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1The divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth — for God had blessed him. 6To his son Shemaiah were also born sons who ruled over their father’s house, for they were mighty warriors. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose kinsmen Elihu and Semachiah were also men of valor. 8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom — they, their sons, and their kinsmen, able men with strength for the service — sixty-two of Obed-edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and kinsmen, men of valor — eighteen. 10Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief — though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief — 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and kinsmen of Hosah were thirteen. 12These divisions of the gatekeepers, by the heads of their men, had duties alongside their kinsmen, to minister in the house of Yahweh. 13They cast lots, the small and the great alike, by their fathers’ houses, for each gate. 14The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north. 15To Obed-edom, the south, and to his sons, the storehouse. 16To Shuppim and Hosah, the west, along with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway — guard corresponding to guard. 17On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and at the storehouse two and two. 18At the colonnade to the west: four at the highway and two at the colonnade itself.* 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahites and the sons of Merari.

The Treasurers and Officials of the Levites

20As for the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things. 21The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonite line through Laadan, heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli. 22The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and his brother Joel, who were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh. 23Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer over the treasuries. 25His kinsmen through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26This Shelomith and his kinsmen were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things that King David, the heads of the fathers’ houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army had dedicated —* 27they dedicated part of the plunder from their battles to maintain the house of Yahweh — 28as well as everything dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah — everything dedicated was under the care of Shelomith and his kinsmen.

Officers and Judges over Israel

29Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were assigned to outside duties over Israel, as officers and judges. 30Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his kinsmen, a thousand seven hundred men of valor, had oversight of Israel west of the Jordan, in all the work of Yahweh and the service of the king. 31Of the Hebronites: Jeriah was chief of the Hebronites, according to his genealogy by fathers’ houses. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made, and mighty warriors were found among them at Jazer in Gilead. 32His kinsmen, men of valor, numbered two thousand seven hundred heads of fathers’ houses, and King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and every matter of the king.