26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over (A)the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.

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prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, (A)which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

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38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of (A)the storehouse. 39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi (B)shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. (C)We will not neglect the house of our God.”

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As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly (A)the tithe of everything. And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and (B)the tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and laid them in heaps. In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel. And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. 10 Azariah the chief priest, who was (C)of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, (D)for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”

11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare (E)chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. 12 And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer (F)in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with (G)Shimei his brother as second,

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Treasurers and Other Officials

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of (A)the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: (B)Jehieli.[a]

22 (C)The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord. 23 (D)Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites— 24 and (E)Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. 25 His brothers: from (F)Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son (G)Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son (H)Shelomoth. 26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers' houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army (I)had dedicated. 27 From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:21 The Hebrew of verse 21 is uncertain

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