1 Chronicles 26:1-19 ▼

1 for the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

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

4 And to Obed-edom were sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

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

6 And to Shemaiah his son were born sons who governed throughout the house of their father, because they were mighty ones of valor.

7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brothers were sons of valor, Elihu and Semachiah.

8 All 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.

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

10 And to Hosah of the sons of Merari were sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth—all the sons and brothers of Hosah, thirteen.

12 Among 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.

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

14 And 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.

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

16 To Shuppim and Hosah for the West, with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway. A guard was alongside a guard.

17 To 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.

18 At Parbar on the west, were four at the highway and two at Parbar.

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