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Chapter 26 |
| 1 | Concerning the
divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of
the sons of Asaph. |
| 2 | And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah
the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the
fourth, |
| 3 |
Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the
seventh. |
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| Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the
firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and
Nethaneel the fifth. |
| 5 | Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh,
Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. |
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6 | Also unto Shemaiah his son
were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were
mighty men of valor. |
| 7 | The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and
Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. |
| 8 |
All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able
men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
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| 9 | And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. |
| 10 |
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though
he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) |
| 11 |
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and
brethren of Hosah were thirteen. |
| 12 | Among these were the
divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against
another, to minister in the house of the LORD. |
| 13 | And they
cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their
fathers, for every gate. |
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14 | And the lot eastward fell to
Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and
his lot came out northward. |
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15 | To Obededom southward; and to his sons
the house of Asuppim. |
| 16 | To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth
westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward
against ward. |
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17 | Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day,
southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. |
| 18 | At Parbar
westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. |
| 19 | These are
the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of
Merari. |
| 20
| And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the
house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. |
| 21 | As
concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief
fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. |
| 22 | The sons of
Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the
house of the LORD. |
| 23 | Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the
Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: |
| 24 | And Shebuel the son of
Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. |
| 25 | And his
brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son,
and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. |
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26 | Which Shelomith and his
brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the
king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the
captains of the host, had dedicated. |
| 27 | Out of the spoils won in
battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD. |
| 28 | 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; and whosoever had dedicated any
thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. |
| 29 | Of
the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over
Israel, for officers and judges. |
| 30 | And of the Hebronites,
Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were
officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business
of the LORD, and in the service of the king. |
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31 | Among the Hebronites
was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations
of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought
for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of
Gilead. |
| 32
| And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and
seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites,
the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to
God, and affairs of the king. |
