The Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1for the divisions of the gatekeepers:

Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2And the sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

4And to Obed-edom were sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth, for God blessed him.

6And to Shemaiah his son were born sons who governed throughout the house of their father, because they were mighty ones of valor. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brothers were sons of valor, Elihu and Semachiah. 8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their brothers, men of valor with power for work—sixty-two of Obed-edom.

9And to Meshelemiah were sons and brothers, sons of valor—eighteen.

10And to Hosah of the sons of Merari were sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first), 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth—all the sons and brothers of Hosah, thirteen.

12Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, the heads of the mighty ones having duties just like their brothers, to serve in the house of YHWH. 13And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for each gate.

14And the lot fell for the East to Shelemiah.†

And for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out for the North.

15To Obed-edom the South, and to his sons the house of the gatherings.

16To Shuppim and Hosah for the West, with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway.†

A guard was alongside a guard. 17To the east the Levites were six, to the north day by day four, to the south day by day four, and at the storehouse two by two. 18At Parbar† on the west, were four at the highway and two at Parbar.

19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahite and among the sons of Merari.

The Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

20And their fellow Levites were† over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things. 21The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonite, of Ladan,† the heads of the fathers of Laadan the Gershonite were Jehieli,† 22the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasuries of the house of YHWH.

23Of the Amramite, the Izharite, the Hebronite, and the Uzzielite:

24And Shebuel son of Gershom son of Moses was overseer of the treasuries. 25And his brothers through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah† his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the holy things that David the king and the heads of the fathers, even heads of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. 27From the battles and from the plunder they dedicated to strengthen the house of YHWH, 28and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, had dedicated—all sanctified under the hand of Shelomith and his brothers.

29Of the Izharite: Chenaniah and his sons unto the outside work† were over Israel as officials and judges.

30Of the Hebronite: Hashabiah and his brothers, sons of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were over the inspection of Israel on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of YHWH, and in the service of the king. 31Of the Hebronite, Jerijah† was the head of the Hebronite, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead. 32And his brothers, sons of valor, two thousand and seven hundred heads of the fathers, king David appointed over the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.

Footnotes:

14 Shelemiah is a variant of Meshelemiah; see verse 2.
16 Or on the upper road
18 Or the court; twice in this verse
20 LXX; Hebrew And of the Levites, Ahijah was
21 Ladan is a variant of Libni; see 1 Chronicles 6:17.
21 Jehieli is a variant of Jehiel; also in verse 22; see 1 Chronicles 23:8.
25 Jeshaiah is a variant of Isshiah; see 1 Chronicles 24:21.
29 Or the work outside (the temple) or the work outside (Jerusalem)
31 Jerijah is a variant of Jeriah; see 1 Chronicles 23:19.