THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES

1 Chronicles 26 ©

The order and division of the door keepers of the temple, v. 1, etc. And of the treasurers who were over the treasures of the temple, 20. As likewise of the Levitical officers and judges, 29.

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CONCERNING1 the divisions of the 2porters: Of the Korhites was 3Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of 4Asaph.

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And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah 5the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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

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Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed 6him.

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Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were 7mighty men of valour.

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The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and 8Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were 9strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.

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And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

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Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father 10made him the chief;)

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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

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11Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one 12against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.

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¶And they cast lots, 13as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, 14for every gate.

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And the lot 15eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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To 16Obed-edom southward; and to his sons 17the house of Asuppim.

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To Shuppim and 18Hosah the lot came forth westward, 19with the gate Shallecheth, by the causewaya of the going up, 20ward against ward.

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Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

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At 21Parbar westward, four at the causeway,band two at Parbar.

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These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

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¶And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, 22and 23over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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As concerning the sons of 24Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even 25of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

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The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

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Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

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And Shebuel 26the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, 27was ruler of the treasures.

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And his 28brethren 29by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

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Which Shelomith and his 30brethren 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 31dedicated.

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32Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate 33to maintain the house of the LORD.

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And all that Samuel 34the 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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¶Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were 35for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

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And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, 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.

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Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. 36In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at 37Jazer of Gilead.

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And 38his 39brethren, 40men of valour, 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, 41and affairs of the king.