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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. |
| 4
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 9 | And Meshelemiah had sons
and brethren, strong men, eighteen. |
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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29 | Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward
business over Israel, for officers and judges. |
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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. |
| 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. |
