1 Chronicles

Organization of the Gatekeepers

These are the work assignments for the Levites who served as temple guards. For the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

Shemaiah had sons who were important men in their clan because of their remarkable ability.

Sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, and his brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, brave men.

All these were sons of Obed-edom. These, along with their sons and brothers, were highly qualified for this work. For Obed-edom, sixty-two.

Meshelemiah had sons and brothers: eighteen brave men.

Hosah, son of Merari, had sons: Shimri was the first, for although he was not the firstborn, his father had made him the chief.

Hilkiah was the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. Altogether, thirteen members of Hosah’s family were temple guards.

The temple guards were divided into groups, according to their families, and they were assigned duties in the temple, just as the other Levites were.

They drew lots, junior and senior family alike, to see which gate each would be responsible for.

For the east side, the lot fell to Meshelemiah, whose son Zechariah was a shrewd counselor; when they drew lots, the lot for the north side fell to the latter.

To Obed-edom went the south, and to his sons the storehouse.

The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah. One guard was adjacent to another.

On the east, six daily; on the north, four daily; on the south, four daily; at the storehouse, two each side;

at the court on the west, there were four posted on the road and two at the court.

These were the orders of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and Merarites.

Organization of Those in Charge of the Temple Treasury and Judges

Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.

The sons of Ladan, sons of Gershon, through Ladan, had the Jehielites for heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite.

The Jehielites, Zetham, and Joel, his brother, were responsible for the treasuries of the temple of the Lord.

Regarding the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites.

Shubael, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the officer responsible for the treasuries.

His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, Shelomoth his son.

This Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the gifts dedicated to the Lord by King David and by the heads of families as officers of thousands, of hundreds, or as other senior officers.

There was a part of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated for use in the temple

and also the things that Samuel, the seer, and Saul, son of Kish, Abner, son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated. All that had been dedicated was under the responsibility of Shelomoth and his relatives.

For the Izharites, Chananiah and his sons were officials and judges in charge of Israel’s civil affairs.

For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, one thousand seven hundred fighting men, were appointed as overseers of all Israel west of Jordan, for all the service of the Lord and the service of the king.

For the Hebronites: Jerijah the chief. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, the family line of the Hebronite families was investigated, and fighting men were found belonging to them at Jazer in Gilead.

King David appointed two thousand seven hundred fighting men, relatives to Jerijah and heads of families, as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for all the service of the Lord and the sacrifices of the king.