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1 Concerning the diuisions of the porters, of the Korhites, Meshelemiah the sonne of Kore of the sonnes of Asaph.
1 For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sonnes of Meshelemiah, Zechariah the eldest, Iediael the seconde, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth,
2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fift, Ichohanan the sixt, and Eliehoenai the seuenth.
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 And the sonnes of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fift,
4 Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixt, Issachar the seuenth, Peulthai the eight: for God had blessed him.
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
6 And to Shemaiah his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might.
6 Sons were also born to Shemaiah his son, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
7 The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and Semachiah.
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose relatives were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these were of the sonnes of Obed Edom, they and their sonnes and their brethren mightie and strong to serue, euen three score and two of Obed Edom.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom with their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service: sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
9 And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men.
9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen valiant men.
10 And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari, the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe, and (though he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chiefe)
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),
11 Helkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and the brethren of Hosa were thirteene.
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Of these were the diuisions of the porters of the chiefe men, hauing the charge against their brethren, to serue in the house of the Lord.
12 Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in Yahweh’s house.
13 And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate.
13 They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
14 And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, and his lot came out Northward:
14 The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
15 To Obed Edom Southwarde, and to his sonnes the house of Asuppim:
15 To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
16 To Shuppim and to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde.
16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watchman opposite watchman.
17 Eastward were sixe Leuites, and Northwarde foure a day, and Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.
18 In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar.
18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
19 These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari.
19 These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
20 And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.
20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
21 Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan, the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni and Iehieli.
21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
22 The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan and Ioel his brother, appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord.
22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites and of the Ozielites.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
24 And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures.
24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasuries.
25 And of his brethren which came of Eliezer, was Rehabiah his sonne, and Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne.
25 His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were ouer al the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the King, and the chiefe fathers, the captaines ouer thousands, and hundreths, and the captaines of the armie had dedicated.
26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.
27 (For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord)
27 They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair Yahweh’s house.
28 And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and whosoeuer had dedicate any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren.
28 All that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brothers.
29 Of the Izharites was Chenaniah and his sonnes, for the busines without ouer Israel, for officers and for Iudges.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
30 Of the Hebronites, Ashabiah and his brethren, men of actiuitie, a thousande, and seuen hundreth were officers for Israel beyonde Iorden Westward, in all the busines of the Lord, and for the seruice of the King.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred men of valor, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Yahweh and for the service of the king.
31 Among the Hebronites was Iediiah the chiefest, euen the Hebronites by his generations according to the families. And in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid they were sought for: and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead.
31 Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ households. They were sought for in the fortieth year of the reign of David, and mighty men of valor were found among them at Jazer of Gilead.
32 And his brethren men of actiuitie, two thousand and seuen hundreth chiefe fathers, whom King Dauid made rulers ouer the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, for euery matter perteining to God, and for the Kings busines.
32 His relatives, men of valor, were two thousand seven hundred, heads of fathers’ households, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.

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  • Ammiel

    Son of Obed-edom

    Sixth son of Obed-edom the gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:5

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  • Chenaniah

    Officer and judge over Israel

    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

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  • Elam

    Son of Meshelemiah

    Fifth son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:3

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  • Eliehoenai

    Son of Meshelemiah

    Seventh son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:3

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  • Elihu

    Capable man of Obed-edom's family

    Named with Semachiah as a capable kinsman among the descendants of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Elzabad

    Son of Shemaiah

    Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Hosah

    Merarite gatekeeper

    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

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  • Issachar

    Son of Obed-edom

    Seventh son of Obed-edom the gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:5

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  • Kore

    Son of Ebiasaph

    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

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  • Meshelemiah

    Father of a gatekeeper

    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

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  • Obed

    Son of Shemaiah

    Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Othni

    Son of Shemaiah

    Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Rehabiah

    Only son of Eliezer

    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

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  • Rephael

    Son of Shemaiah

    Capable man and son of Shemaiah son of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Semachiah

    Capable man of Obed-edom's family

    Named with Elihu as a capable kinsman among the descendants of Obed-edom.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:7

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  • Shebuel

    Chief officer over the treasuries

    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

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  • Shelomith

    Head of dedicated-things treasuries

    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

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  • Shemaiah

    Firstborn of Obed-edom

    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

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  • Shuppim

    Gatekeeper of the West Gate

    The lot for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate fell to Shuppim and Hosah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:16

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  • Tebaliah

    Third son of Hosah

    Third of the sons of Hosah the Merarite gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:11

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  • Zebadiah

    Son of Meshelemiah

    Third son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:2

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  • Zechariah

    Fourth son of Hosah

    Fourth of the sons of Hosah the Merarite gatekeeper.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:11

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  • Zechariah

    Gatekeeper at the Tent of Meeting

    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

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  • Zichri

    Ancestor of Shelomith

    Son of Joram and father of Shelomith in the line of Eliezer's descendants.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:25

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Cross references (28)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 9:17–27; Psalm 49:1; 1 Chronicles 15:23–24; Psalm 44:1
  2. 2 1 Chronicles 9:21
  3. 4 1 Chronicles 16:38; 1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 15:21; 1 Chronicles 16:5
  4. 5 Psalm 128:1
  5. 6 Judges 6:12; Nehemiah 11:14; 1 Chronicles 26:8; 1 Chronicles 12:28; 2 Timothy 2:3
  6. 8 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Peter 4:11; Matthew 25:15; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11
  7. 9 1 Chronicles 26:14; 1 Chronicles 26:1
  8. 10 1 Chronicles 16:38; 1 Chronicles 5:1–2
  9. 12 1 Chronicles 25:8
  10. 13 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 24:5
  11. 15 2 Chronicles 25:24; 1 Chronicles 26:17
  12. 16 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chronicles 9:4; 1 Chronicles 26:10–12; 1 Chronicles 25:8; Nehemiah 12:24
  13. 17 1 Chronicles 9:24; 2 Chronicles 8:14
  14. 18 2 Kings 23:11
  15. 19 Numbers 16:11
  16. 20 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Chronicles 31:11–12; 1 Chronicles 22:3–4; 1 Chronicles 22:14–16
  17. 21 1 Chronicles 23:7; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 29:8
  18. 22 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:20; Nehemiah 10:38; 1 Chronicles 29:8
  19. 23 Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 23:12; Numbers 3:19
  20. 24 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 23:15–16
  21. 25 1 Chronicles 23:17–18; 1 Chronicles 23:15; Exodus 18:4
  22. 26 2 Samuel 8:11; Numbers 31:30–52; 1 Chronicles 29:2–9; 1 Chronicles 18:11; 1 Chronicles 22:14
  23. 27 Nehemiah 10:32–34; 2 Kings 12:14; Joshua 6:19
  24. 28 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel 14:47–51; 2 Samuel 10:9–14
  25. 29 1 Chronicles 23:4; Nehemiah 11:16; 2 Chronicles 19:8–11; 1 Chronicles 23:12; 2 Chronicles 34:13
  26. 30 1 Chronicles 27:17; 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 23:12
  27. 31 1 Chronicles 23:19; Joshua 21:39; 1 Chronicles 29:27; 1 Chronicles 6:81; 1 Kings 2:11
  28. 32 2 Chronicles 19:11; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 12:37; 1 Chronicles 23:24; 1 Chronicles 15:12

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