1 The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 — And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him. 6 And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour. 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, [and] Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah. 8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom. 9 — And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen. 10 — And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head; 11 Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 12 Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah. 13 And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward; 15 to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two. 18 At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico. 19 These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari. 20 And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli; 22 the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah. 23 As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites.... 24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasures. 25 And his brethren, of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26 This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated 27 (from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated [them], to maintain the house of Jehovah), 28 and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren. 29 Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges. 30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king. 31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the head; (as to the Hebronites, according to their families according to the fathers: in the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jaazer in Gilead;) 32 and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.
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1 Chronicles 26 Darby Translation
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People
Ammiel
Chenaniah
Of the Izrahites; he and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:29
Elam
Elihu
Named with Semachiah as a capable kinsman among the descendants of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Elzabad
Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Hashabiah
Of the Hebronites; he and 1,700 capable relatives had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for the LORD and the king.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:30
Hosah
Merarite appointed a gatekeeper; his lot was the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate, and he had thirteen sons and brothers.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 16:38; 1 Chronicles 26:10; 1 Chronicles 26:16
Issachar
Jathniel
Fourth son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:2
Jediael
Second son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:2
Jehiel
Firstborn son of Ladan the Gershonite; descendants of Ladan through Jehieli were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD, and Jehiel the Gershonite oversaw the…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:21; 1 Chronicles 29:8
Jehozabad
Second son of Obed-edom the gatekeeper, whom God had blessed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:4
Jeriah
First of the sons of Hebron; Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites, and in David's fortieth year 2,700 capable men of his relatives were found at Jazer in Gilead and appointed over…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23; 1 Chronicles 26:31
Joah
Joel
Son of Ladan the Gershonite; he and his brother Zetham were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:22
Joram
Son of Jeshaiah and father of Zichri in the line of Eliezer's descendants.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:25
Kore
Kore is named as the son of Ebiasaph in the ancestry of the gatekeeper Shallum (1 Chronicles 9:19). 1 Chronicles 26:1 names Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 26:1
Meshelemiah
Named as the father of the gatekeeper Zechariah; the text gives no father for him.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 9:21; 1 Chronicles 26:1; 1 Chronicles 26:2
Obed
Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Othni
Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Rehabiah
First descendant of Eliezer son of Moses; Eliezer had no other sons but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:17; 1 Chronicles 24:21; 1 Chronicles 26:25
Rephael
Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Semachiah
Named with Elihu as a capable kinsman among the descendants of Obed-edom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Shebuel
Descendant of Gershom son of Moses and the first among his descendants; he was the officer in charge of the treasuries (24:20 calls a Shubael a son of Amram whose son was…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:16; 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 26:24
Shelomith
Descendant of Eliezer son of Moses who, with his brothers, was in charge of all the treasuries of the things dedicated by David, the commanders, Samuel, Saul, Abner and Joab.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:25; 1 Chronicles 26:26; 1 Chronicles 26:28
Shemaiah
Firstborn son of Obed-edom, whose own sons ruled their families because they were strong, capable men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:4; 1 Chronicles 26:6; 1 Chronicles 26:7
Shimri
Son of Hosah the Merarite; his father appointed him first although he was not the firstborn.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:10
Shuppim
The lot for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate fell to Shuppim and Hosah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:16
Tebaliah
Third of the sons of Hosah the Merarite gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:11
Zebadiah
Zechariah
Fourth of the sons of Hosah the Merarite gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:11
Zechariah
Son of Meshelemiah, the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 9:21; 1 Chronicles 26:2; 1 Chronicles 26:14
Zetham
Son of Ladan the Gershonite; he and his brother Joel were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD (26:22 calls them sons of Jehieli).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:22
Zichri
Son of Joram and father of Shelomith in the line of Eliezer's descendants.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:25
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 9:17–27; Psalm 49:1; 1 Chronicles 15:23–24; Psalm 44:1
- 2 1 Chronicles 9:21
- 4 1 Chronicles 16:38; 1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 15:21; 1 Chronicles 16:5
- 5 Psalm 128:1
- 6 Judges 6:12; Nehemiah 11:14; 1 Chronicles 26:8; 1 Chronicles 12:28; 2 Timothy 2:3
- 8 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Peter 4:11; Matthew 25:15; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11
- 9 1 Chronicles 26:14; 1 Chronicles 26:1
- 10 1 Chronicles 16:38; 1 Chronicles 5:1–2
- 12 1 Chronicles 25:8
- 13 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 24:5
- 15 2 Chronicles 25:24; 1 Chronicles 26:17
- 16 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chronicles 9:4; 1 Chronicles 26:10–12; 1 Chronicles 25:8; Nehemiah 12:24
- 17 1 Chronicles 9:24; 2 Chronicles 8:14
- 18 2 Kings 23:11
- 19 Numbers 16:11
- 20 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Chronicles 31:11–12; 1 Chronicles 22:3–4; 1 Chronicles 22:14–16
- 21 1 Chronicles 23:7; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 29:8
- 22 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:20; Nehemiah 10:38; 1 Chronicles 29:8
- 23 Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 23:12; Numbers 3:19
- 24 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 23:15–16
- 25 1 Chronicles 23:17–18; 1 Chronicles 23:15; Exodus 18:4
- 26 2 Samuel 8:11; Numbers 31:30–52; 1 Chronicles 29:2–9; 1 Chronicles 18:11; 1 Chronicles 22:14
- 27 Nehemiah 10:32–34; 2 Kings 12:14; Joshua 6:19
- 28 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel 14:47–51; 2 Samuel 10:9–14
- 29 1 Chronicles 23:4; Nehemiah 11:16; 2 Chronicles 19:8–11; 1 Chronicles 23:12; 2 Chronicles 34:13
- 30 1 Chronicles 27:17; 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 23:12
- 31 1 Chronicles 23:19; Joshua 21:39; 1 Chronicles 29:27; 1 Chronicles 6:81; 1 Kings 2:11
- 32 2 Chronicles 19:11; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 12:37; 1 Chronicles 23:24; 1 Chronicles 15:12
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences