1 Chronicles 26
Christian Standard Bible
The Levitical Gatekeepers
26 The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one 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 also had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth,
for God blessed him.
6 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families[a] because they were strong, capable men.
7 Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men. 8 All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work—sixty-two from Obed-edom.
9 Meshelemiah also had sons and relatives who were capable men—eighteen.
10 Hosah,(A) from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first), 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their relatives did. 13 They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old alike.(B)
14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah.[b] They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate. 15 Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses; 16 it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.
There were guards stationed at every watch. 17 There were six Levites each day[c] on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses. 18 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court. 19 Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and Merarites.
The Levitical Treasurers and Other Officials
20 From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.(C) 21 From the sons of Ladan, who were the descendants of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the family heads belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.[d] 26 This Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David,(D) by the family heads who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders. 27 They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord’s temple. 28 All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29 From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple[e](E) as officers and judges(F) over Israel. 30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah(G) and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. 31 From the Hebronites: Jerijah(H) was the head of the Hebronites, according to the family records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer(I) in Gilead. 32 There were among Jerijah’s relatives 2,700 capable men who were family heads. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.(J)
1 Cronache 26
La Nuova Diodati
26 Per le classi dei portinai: dei Korahiti, Mescelemiah, figlio di Kore, dei figli di Asaf.
2 I figli di Mescelemiah furono Zaccaria il primogenito, Jediael il secondo, Zebadiah il terzo, Jathniel il quarto.
3 Elam il quinto, Jehohanan il sesto, Eljehoenai il settimo.
4 I figli di Obed-Edom furono Scemaiah il primogenito, Jehozabad il secondo, Joah il terzo, Sakar il quarto, Nethanel il quinto;
5 Ammiel il sesto, Issacar il settimo, Peulthai l'ottavo, poiché DIO l'aveva benedetto.
6 A Scemaiah, suo figlio, nacquero dei figli che signoreggiarono sulle loro case paterne, perché erano uomini forti e valorosi.
7 I figli di Scemaiah furono Othni, Rafael Obed e Elzabad, i cui fratelli Elihu e Semakiah furono uomini valorosi.
8 Tutti questi erano figli di Obededom; essi, i loro figli e i loro fratelli erano uomini valenti e pieni di forza e adatti per il servizio: sessantadue discendenti di Obed-Edom.
9 Mescelemiah ebbe figli e fratelli, diciotto uomini valorosi.
10 Hosah, dei figli di Merari, ebbe per figli: Scimri il capo (sebbene non fosse il primogenito, suo padre lo costituí capo),
11 Hilkiah il secondo, Tebaliah il terzo Zaccaria il quarto: tutti insieme i figli e i fratelli di Hosah erano tredici.
12 A queste classi di portinai, tramite i loro capi, come anche ai loro fratelli furono affidati i compiti del servizio della casa dell'Eterno.
13 Tirarono a sorte per ciascuna porta, i piccoli come i grandi, secondo le loro case paterne.
14 Per la porta a est la sorte designò Scelemiah. Tirarono poi a sorte per suo figlio Zaccaria, un consigliere assennato e la sorte gli assegnò la porta a nord;
15 A Obed-Edom a sud, e ai suoi figli i magazzini.
16 A Shuppim e a Hosah a ovest, con la porta Shalleketh, sulla via della salita: un posto di guardia di fronte all'altro.
17 Sul lato est erano fissi sei Leviti ogni giorno, sul lato nord quattro ogni giorno, sul lato sud quattro ogni giorno, e ai magazzini due per ciascuno.
18 Al Parbar, sul lato ovest, erano addetti quattro per la strada e due per il Parbar.
19 Queste erano le classi dei portinai scelti tra i figli di Kore e i figli di Merari.
20 Dei Leviti, Ahijah era preposto ai tesori della casa di DIO e ai tesori delle cose consacrate.
21 I figli di Ladan, i figli dei Ghershoniti discesi da Ladan, i capi delle case paterne di Ladan, il Ghershonita, cioè Jehieli.
22 I figli di Jehieli, Zetham e Joel suo fratello, erano preposti ai tesori della casa dell'Eterno.
23 Fra gli Amramiti, gli Jitshariti, gli Hebroniti e gli Uzzieliti;
24 Scebuel, figlio di Ghershom, figlio di Mosè, era sovrintendente dei tesori.
25 I suoi fratelli, tramite Eliezer, furono suo figlio Rehabiah, il cui figlio fu Jeshaiah, il cui figlio fu Joramil cui figlio fu Zikri, il cui figlio fu Scelomith.
26 Questo Scelomith e i suoi fratelli erano preposti a tutti i tesori delle cose sacre, che il re Davide, i capi delle case paterne e i capi dell'esercito avevano consacrate.
27 Essi avevano consacrato parte del bottino ottenuto in guerra per mantenere la casa dell'Eterno.
28 Inoltre tutto ciò che era stato consacrato da Samuele il veggente, da Saul figlio di Kish, da Abner figlio di Ner e da Joab figlio di Tseruiah, e qualunque cosa consacrata da qualsiasi altro era sotto la responsabilità di Scelomith e dei suoi fratelli.
29 Fra gli Jitshariti, Kenaiah e i suoi figli erano addetti agli affari esterni d'Israele, in qualità di magistrati e giudici.
30 Fra gli Hebroniti Hashabiah e i suoi fratelli millesettecento uomini valorosi, furono preposti alla sorveglianza d'Israele, di qui dal Giordano, a occidente in tutti gli affari dell'Eterno e nel servizio del re.
31 Jerijah era il capo degli Hebroniti secondo le generazioni delle loro case paterne. Nel quarantesimo anno del regno di Davide si fecero ricerche e si trovarono fra loro uomini forti e valorosi a Jazer di Galaad.
32 I suoi fratelli erano duemilasettecento uomini valorosi, capi di case paterne. Il re Davide affidò loro la sorveglianza dei Rubeniti, dei Gaditi della mezza tribú di Manasse, per tutte le cose che riguardavano DIO e gli affari del re.
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