1 Chronicles Chapter 26
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1 Chronicles 26:1 As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
1 Chronicles 26:2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
1 Chronicles 26:3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
1 Chronicles 26:4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
1 Chronicles 26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.
1 Chronicles 26:6 Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers’ houses, for they were men of great ability.
1 Chronicles 26:7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.
1 Chronicles 26:8 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.
1 Chronicles 26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
1 Chronicles 26:10 And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
1 Chronicles 26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
1 Chronicles 26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 26:13 And they cast lots by fathers’ houses, small and great alike, for their gates.
1 Chronicles 26:14 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.
1 Chronicles 26:15 Obed-edom’s came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse.
1 Chronicles 26:16 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.
1 Chronicles 26:17 On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.
1 Chronicles 26:18 And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
1 Chronicles 26:19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
1 Chronicles 26:20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
1 Chronicles 26:21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
1 Chronicles 26:22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 26:23Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites