The keepers of the gate
1These are the assignments of work for the Levites who served as Temple guards. For the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Ebiasahp. 2Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him. 6Shemaiah had sons who were important men in their clan because of their great ability. 7Sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad and his brothers, Elihu and Semachia, brave men. 8All these were sons of Obed-edom. These and their sons and brothers were highly qualified for this work. For Obed-edom, sixty-two.
9Meshelemiah had sons and brothers: eighteen brave men.
10Hosah, son of Merari, had sons: Shimri was the first, for although he was not the firstborn his father had made him the chief. 11Hilkiah was the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. Altogether thirteen members of Hosah’s family were Temple guards.
12The Temple guards were divided into groups, according to their families, and they were assigned duties in the Temple, just as the other Levites were. 13They drew lots, junior and senior family alike, to see which gate it would be responsible for. 14For the east side the lot fell to Shelemiah, whose son Zechariah was a shrewd counselor; when they drew lots, the lot for the north side fell to the latter. 15To Obed-edom went the south, and to his sons the storehouse. 16To Shuppim and Hosah went the west with the Gate of the Felled Treetrunk on the upper road. Watches were established for each family. 17On the east, six daily; on the north, four daily; on the south, four daily; at the storehouse, two each side; 18for the Parbar. 19These were the orders of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and Merarites.
20Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple Treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.
21The sons of Ladan, sons of Ger shon, through Ladan had the Jehielites for heads of the families of Ladan the Ger shonite. 22The Jehielites, Zetham and Joel his brother, were responsible for the treasuries of the Temple of Yahweh.
23As regard the Amramites, Izha rites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites;
24Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, was the officer responsible for the treasuries. 25His kinsmen through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, Shelomoth his son. 26This Shelomoth and his kinsmen were in charge of all the gifts dedicated to Yahweh by King David and by the heads of families as officers of thousands, of hundreds, or as other senior officers. 27There was a part of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated for use in the Temple 28and 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 kinsmen.
29For the Izharites: Chananiah and his sons were in charge of Israel’s civil affairs as officials and judges.
30For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his kinsmen, one thousand seven hundred fighting men, were appointed as overseers of all Israel west of Jordan, for all the service of Yahweh and the service of the king. 31For 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. 32King David appointed two thousand seven hundred fighting men, kinsmen to Jerijah and heads of families, as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh for all the service of Yahweh and the sacrifices of the king.
