1 For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. 4 Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him. 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 sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose relatives were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 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 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen valiant men. 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 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen. 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 They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate. 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 southward; and to his sons the storehouse. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watchman opposite watchman. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two. 18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari. 20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 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 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, of the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasuries. 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 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 They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair Yahweh’s house. 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, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. 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 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 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
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
Eliehoenai
Seventh son of Meshelemiah the gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:3
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
Hilkiah
Second of the sons of Hosah the Merarite gatekeeper.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:11
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
Jehohanan
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
Jeshaiah
Son of Rehabiah and father of Joram in the line of Eliezer's descendants.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 26:25
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
Ladan
Son of Gershon; his sons were Jehiel, Zetham and Joel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:7; 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:21
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
Nethanel
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
Peullethai
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
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
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