1 Chronicles 26
New International Version
The Gatekeepers
26 The divisions of the gatekeepers:(A)
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah(B) 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,
Sakar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh
and Peullethai the eighth.
(For God had blessed Obed-Edom.(C))
6 Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men. 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men. 8 All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work—descendants of Obed-Edom, 62 in all.
9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.
10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),(D) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering(E) in the temple of the Lord, just as their relatives had. 13 Lots(F) were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
14 The lot for the East Gate(G) fell to Shelemiah.[a] Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah,(H) a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. 15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom,(I) and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons. 16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah.
Guard was alongside of guard: 17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse. 18 As for the court[b] to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court[c] itself.
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.(J)
The Treasurers and Other Officials
20 Their fellow Levites(K) were[d] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.(L)
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite,(M) were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries(N) of the temple of the Lord.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:(O)
24 Shubael,(P) a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith(Q) his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated(R) by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord. 28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer(S) and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges(T) over Israel.
30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah(U) and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king’s service. 31 As for the Hebronites,(V) Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth(W) year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 26:14 A variant of Meshelemiah
- 1 Chronicles 26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- 1 Chronicles 26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was
1 Chroniques 26
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Les groupes de portiers du Temple
26 Voici quelle était la répartition des portiers en classes : pour les Qoréites, Meshélémia, descendant de Qoré, de la famille d’Asaph. 2 Il avait pour fils : Zacharie, l’aîné, Yediaël, le deuxième, Zebadia, le troisième, 3 Yatniel, le quatrième, Elam, le cinquième, Yohanân, le sixième, et Elyoénaï, le septième. 4 Obed-Edom[a] eut pour fils : Shemaya, l’aîné, Yehozabad, le deuxième, Yoah, le troisième, Sakar, le quatrième, Netanéel, le cinquième, 5 Ammiel, le sixième, Issacar, le septième, et Peoultaï, le huitième[b], car Dieu l’avait béni. 6 Son fils Shemaya, eut des fils qui jouissaient d’une grande autorité dans leur groupe familial car c’étaient des hommes de valeur. 7 Ce furent Otni, Rephaël, Obed, Elzabad, et surtout leurs frères Elihou et Semakia qui furent particulièrement capables. 8 Tels étaient les descendants d’Obed-Edom. Eux, leurs fils et les hommes de leur parenté, au nombre de soixante-deux, étaient des personnes de valeur, accomplissant leur travail avec énergie.
9 Pour Meshélémia, il y eut ses fils et les hommes de sa parenté, hommes de valeur, au nombre de dix-huit. 10 Hosa, des descendants de Merari, eut des fils.
Shimri en était le chef car, bien qu’il ne fût pas l’aîné, son père l’avait établi chef. 11 Puis Hilqiya, le deuxième, Tebalia, le troisième, Zacharie, le quatrième. Les fils et les hommes de la parenté de Hosa étaient en tout treize.
12 Pour toutes ces classes de portiers, les chefs comme les autres, accomplissaient leur service dans le temple de l’Eternel.
13 Ils tirèrent au sort, pour la responsabilité de chaque porte, entre les différents groupes familiaux, sans faire de différence entre ceux de rang élevé et ceux de rang peu important.
14 Le sort attribua à Shélémia la garde de la porte orientale. Son fils Zacharie, qui était un conseiller avisé, se vit attribuer par le sort la porte du côté nord. 15 La porte sud échut à Obed-Edom, et la responsabilité des entrepôts revint à ses fils[c]. 16 Shouppim et Hosa reçurent la responsabilité du côté ouest, avec la porte Shalléketh donnant sur la route qui montait.
Les services étaient répartis, selon leur importance, de la manière suivante : 17 à la porte orientale, six lévites[d] par jour ; au nord, quatre par jour ; au sud, quatre par jour, et deux groupes de deux aux entrepôts. 18 Du côté des dépendances[e] à l’ouest, quatre hommes gardaient l’entrée vers la route et deux vers les dépendances. 19 Ce sont là les classes des portiers recrutés parmi les descendants de Qoré et de Merari.
Les autres services confiés aux lévites
20 D’autres lévites, tel Ahiya, étaient préposés aux trésors du Temple et aux trésors des objets sacrés. 21 C’étaient les descendants de Laedân de la famille des Guershonites, chefs de leur groupe familial respectif. Ils comprenaient Yehiéli 22 et ses fils : Zétam et son frère Joël. Ils avaient la responsabilité des trésors du temple de l’Eternel. 23 Pour les Amramites, les Yitseharites, les Hébronites et les Ouzziélites, 24 c’était Shebouel, descendant de Guershom, fils de Moïse, qui était le responsable en chef des trésors. 25 Et ses parents issus d’Eliézer étaient, en ligne descendante : Rehabia, Esaïe, Yoram, Zikri et Shelomith, 26 qui fut préposé avec les hommes de sa parenté aux trésors des choses sacrées, celles qu’avaient consacrées le roi David, les chefs de groupe familial, les chefs des « milliers » et des « centaines » et les chefs de l’armée. 27 Ceux-ci avaient en effet consacré une part du butin des guerres à l’édification du temple de l’Eternel. 28 Shelomith et les membres de sa parenté avaient aussi la responsabilité de tout ce qui avait été consacré par Samuel, le prophète, par Saül, fils de Qish, par Abner, fils de Ner, par Joab, fils de Tserouya, et de tout autre chose consacrée.
29 Parmi les Yitseharites, Kenania et ses fils étaient chargés des affaires publiques en Israël, à titre d’administrateurs et de juges. 30 Parmi les Hébronites, Hashabia et les membres de sa parenté, c’est-à-dire mille sept cents hommes de valeur, supervisaient l’administration d’Israël à l’ouest du Jourdain, pour toutes les affaires religieuses et civiles. 31 D’après les généalogies des groupes familiaux hébronites, Yeriya était le chef des Hébronites. La quarantième année du règne de David[f], on fit des recherches et l’on trouva qu’il y avait parmi eux des hommes de valeur à Yaezer en Galaad. 32 Il y avait dans la parenté de Yeriya deux mille sept cents chefs de famille, des hommes de valeur. Le roi David leur confia l’administration de toutes les affaires religieuses et civiles des tribus de Ruben et de Gad et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
Footnotes
- 26.4 Qui avait pris soin du coffre de l’alliance déposé chez lui (13.13).
- 26.5 Voir 1 Ch 13.14.
- 26.15 Le palais royal était situé au sud du Temple. Le roi entrait donc au sanctuaire par la porte sud. Un honneur particulier se rattachait donc à la garde de cette porte (voir Ez 46.1-10).
- 26.17 L’entrée principale : c’est pourquoi elle se voit affecter six lévites au lieu de quatre.
- 26.18 Sens incertain. Le terme signifie peut-être : cour.
- 26.31 C’est-à-dire la dernière année du règne de David (29.27).
1 Chronicles 26
New King James Version
The Gatekeepers
26 Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, [a]Meshelemiah the son of (A)Kore, of the sons of [b]Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were (B)Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 Moreover the sons of (C)Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him.
6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers’ houses, because they were men of great ability. 7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able men.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, (D)able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men.
10 Also (E)Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first), 11 Hilkiah 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 gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord. 13 And they (F)cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house. 14 The lot for the East Gate fell to [c]Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; 15 to Obed-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the [d]storehouse. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the Shallecheth Gate on the (G)ascending highway—watchman opposite watchman. 17 On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the [e]storehouse two by two. 18 As for the [f]Parbar on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari.
The Treasuries and Other Duties
20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was (H)over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the (I)dedicated[g] things. 21 The sons of [h]Laadan, the descendants of the Gershonites of Laadan, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Laadan the Gershonite: [i]Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord. 23 Of the (J)Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 (K)Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasuries. 25 And his brethren by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and (L)Shelomith his son.
26 This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things (M)which King David and the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. 27 Some of the [j]spoils won in battles they dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord. 28 And all that Samuel (N)the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons (O)performed duties as (P)officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem.
30 Of the Hebronites, (Q)Hashabiah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites, (R)Jerijah was head of the Hebronites according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them capable men (S)at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred able men, heads of fathers’ houses, whom King David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the (T)affairs of the king.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 26:1 Shelemiah, v. 14
- 1 Chronicles 26:1 Ebiasaph, 1 Chr. 6:37; 9:19
- 1 Chronicles 26:14 Meshelemiah, v. 1
- 1 Chronicles 26:15 Heb. asuppim
- 1 Chronicles 26:17 Heb. asuppim
- 1 Chronicles 26:18 Probably a court or colonnade extending west of the temple
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 holy things
- 1 Chronicles 26:21 Libni, 1 Chr. 6:17
- 1 Chronicles 26:21 Jehiel, 1 Chr. 23:8; 29:8
- 1 Chronicles 26:27 plunder
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