1 Chronicles 26
Contemporary English Version
The Temple Guards Are Assigned Their Duties
26 The temple guards were also divided into groups according to clans.
Meshelemiah son of Kore was from the Korah clan and was a descendant of Asaph. 2 He had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, 3 Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4-5 (A) Obed-Edom had been blessed with eight sons: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sachar, Nethanel, Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai.
6-7 Shemaiah was the father of Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were all respected leaders in their clan. 8 There were 62 descendants of Obed-Edom who were strong enough to be guards at the temple.
9 Eighteen descendants of Meshelemiah were chosen for this work.
10-11 Hosah, from the Merari clan, was the father of Shimri, Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. Hosah had made Shimri the family leader, even though he was not the oldest son. Thirteen men from Hosah's family were chosen to be temple guards.
12 The guards were divided into groups, according to their family leaders, and they were assigned duties at the temple, just like the other Levites. 13 Each group, no matter how large or small, was assigned a gate to guard, and they let the Lord show them what he wanted done.[a]
14 Shelemiah[b] was chosen to guard the East Gate. Zechariah his son was a wise man and was chosen to guard the North Gate. 15 Obed-Edom was then chosen to guard the South Gate, and his sons were chosen to guard the storerooms. 16 Shuppim and Hosah were chosen to guard the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road.
The guards were assigned the following work schedule: 17 Each day six guards were on duty on the east side of the temple, four were on duty on the north side, and four were on duty on the south side. Two guards were stationed at each of the two storerooms, 18 four were stationed along the road leading to the west courtyard,[c] and two guards stayed in the court itself.
19 These were the guard duties assigned to the men from the clans of Korah and Merari.
Guards Are Assigned to the Treasury
20 The Levites who were relatives of the Korahites and the Merarites were[d] in charge of guarding the temple treasury and the gifts that had been dedicated to God.
21 Ladan was from the Gershon clan and was the father of Jehieli. Many of his other descendants were family leaders in the clan.[e] 22 Jehieli was the father of Zetham and Joel, and they were responsible for guarding the treasury.
23 Other guards at the treasury were from the Kohathite clans of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
24 Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom the son of Moses. He was the chief official in charge of the temple treasury. 25 The descendants of Gershom's brother Eliezer included Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zichri, and Shelomoth.
26 Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the gifts that were dedicated to the Lord. These included the gifts that King David had dedicated, as well as those dedicated by the family leaders, army officers, and army commanders. 27 And whenever valuable things were captured in battle, these men brought back some of them to make repairs to the temple. 28 Shelomoth and his relatives were responsible for any gifts that had been given to the temple, including those from Samuel the prophet, King Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner,[f] and Joab the son of Zeruiah.
Other Officers Are Assigned Their Duties
29 Chenaniah from the Izhar clan and his sons were government officials and judges. They did not work at the temple.
30 Hashabiah from the Hebron clan and 1,700 of his skilled relatives were the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the Israelite territories west of the Jordan River.
31-32 Jerijah was the leader of the Hebron clan. David assigned him and 2,700 of his relatives, who were all respected family leaders, to be the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. David found out about these men during the fortieth year of his rule, when he had a list made of all the families in the Hebron clan. They were from the town of Jazer in the territory of Gilead.
Footnotes
- 26.13 they let the Lord show them what he wanted done: The Hebrew text has “they cast lots to find out what the Lord wanted done” (see the note at 6.65).
- 26.14 Shelemiah: Another spelling for Meshelemiah.
- 26.18 courtyard: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 26.20 The Levites … were: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Ahijah the Levite was.”
- 26.21 Many of his other … clan: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 26.28 Abner the son of Ner: Abner was King Saul's uncle (see 9.39).
1 Chronicles 26
King James Version
26 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
4 Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth.
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
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 porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.
23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.
28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.
31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Taariikhdii Kowaad 26
Somali Bible
Iridjoogayaashii
26 Oo kooxihii iridjoogayaashiina waa kuwan: reer Qorax waxaa laga doortay Meshelemyaah ina Qore oo ahaa reer Aasaaf. 2 Oo Meshelemyaahna wuxuu lahaa wiilal, oo curadkiisii wuxuu ahaa Sekaryaah, kii labaadna Yediica'eel, kii saddexaadna Sebadyaah, kii afraadna Yatnii'eel, 3 kii shanaadna Ceelaam, kii lixaadna Yehooxaanaan, kii toddobaadna Eliihooceenay. 4 Oo Cobeed Edoomna wuxuu lahaa wiilal, oo curadkiisii wuxuu ahaa Shemacyaah, kii labaadna Yehoosaabaad, kii saddexaadna Yoo'aax, kii afraadna Saakaar, kii shanaadna Netaneel, 5 kii lixaadna Ammii'eel, kii toddobaadna Isaakaar, kii siddeedaadna Fecultay, waayo, Ilaah baa isaga barakeeyey. 6 Oo weliba wiilkiisii Shemacyaahna wiilal baa u dhashay, oo iyagaa u talin jiray reerkii aabbahood, waayo, waxay ahaayeen rag xoog badan. 7 Wiilashii Shemacyaahna waxay ahaayeen Cotnii, iyo Refa'eel, iyo Coobeed, iyo Elsaabaad, walaalahoodna oo ah Eliihuu iyo Semakiyaah waxay ahaayeen rag xoog badan. 8 Oo kulli intaasoo dhammu waxay ahaayeen reer Cobeed Edoom, oo iyaga iyo wiilashoodii iyo walaalahoodba waxay ahaayeen rag xoog iyo karti adeegidda u leh, waxayna ahaayeen laba iyo lixdan nin oo reer Cobeed Edoom wada ah. 9 Oo Meshelemyaahna wuxuu lahaa siddeed iyo toban nin oo ahaa rag xoog badan, waxayna wada ahaayeen wiilashiisii iyo walaalihiis. 10 Oo weliba Xosaah oo ahaa reer Meraariina wuxuu lahaa wiilal, waxaana ugu weynaa Shimrii (waayo, in kastoo uusan curadkii ahayn haddana aabbihiis ayaa madax ka dhigay), 11 kii labaadna wuxuu ahaa Xilqiyaah, kii saddexaadna Tebalyaah, kii afraadna Sekaryaah. Oo Xosaah wiilashiisii iyo walaalihiis oo dhammu waxay ahaayeen saddex iyo toban. 12 Oo iridjoogayaasha kooxahooduna intaasay ka koobnaayeen, waxayna ahaayeen rag madax ah, oo sida walaalahood hawl madax ka ah inay guriga Rabbiga ka dhex adeegaan. 13 Oo iyana midkooda ugu yar iyo midka ugu weynba, sidii ay qolooyinkoodu kala ahaayeen ayay irid kasta saami ugu riteen. 14 Oo saamigii dhanka bari wuxuu u soo baxay Shelemyaah. Oo haddana waxay saami u rideen wiilkiisii Sekaryaah, oo ahaa lataliye xigmad badan, oo saamigiisiina wuxuu ku helay dhankii woqooyi. 15 Cobeed Edoomna waxaa u soo baxay dhankii koonfureed, oo wiilashiisiina waxaa u soo baxay guryihii wax lagu kaydin jiray. 16 Shufiim iyo Xosaahna waxaa u soo baxay dhankii galbeed oo u dhowaa iriddii Shalleked la odhan jiray, oo ku ag tiil jidka kor u baxa, oo waardiyeba waardiyaha kaluu ka soo hor jeeday. 17 Dhanka bari waxaa joogi jiray lix reer Laawi ah, dhanka woqooyina maalintiiba waxaa dhawri jiray afar nin, dhanka koonfureedna maalintiiba waxaa dhawri jiray afar nin, oo guryaha wax lagu kaydiyana waxaa dhawri jiray laba laba nin. 18 Oo Farbaar dhankeedii galbeed, oo u dhow jidkiina waxaa dhawri jiray afar, oo Farbaarna waxaa dhawri jiray laba. 19 Intaasu waxay ahaayeen kooxihii iridjoogayaasha, oo waxayna ahaayeen reer Qorax iyo reer Meraarii.
Khasnajiyada Iyo Madax Kale
20 Oo mid ka mid ahaa reer Laawi oo Axiiyaah ahaana wuxuu u talin jiray khasnadihii guriga Ilaah, iyo khasnadihii ay alaabta quduuska ahu tiil. 21 Kuwii reer Lacdaan ee reer Gershoon oo uu lahaa Lacdaan, oo ahaa madaxdii reerahooda oo uu lahaa Lacdaan oo ahaa reer Gershoon, waxay ahaayeen Yexii'eelii, 22 iyo wiilashii Yexii'eelii oo ahaa Seetaam, iyo Yoo'eel oo walaalkiis ahaa, waxayna u talin jireen khasnadihii guriga Rabbiga. 23 Oo waxaana jiray reer Camraam, iyo reer Isehaar, iyo reer Xebroon, iyo reer Cusii'eel. 24 Oo Shebuu'eel oo ahaa ina Gershoom, oo ahaa reer Muusena wuxuu ahaa taliye xukuma khasnadihii. 25 Waxaana la jiray walaalihiis ahaa reer Eliiceser, kuwaasoo ahaa wiilkiisii Rexabyaah, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Yeshacyaah, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Yooraam, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Sikrii, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Shelomood. 26 Oo kuwan oo ah Shelomood iyo walaalihiis waxay u talin jireen khasnadihii alaabta quduuska ah, kuwaasoo ay quduus ka dhigeen Boqor Daa'uud, iyo madaxdii qolooyinka, iyo kuwii kun kun u taliyey iyo kuwii boqol boqol u taliyey, iyo saraakiishii ciidanku. 27 Maalkii boolida ahaa oo dagaalka lagu soo dhacay waxay quduus uga dhigeen si loogu cusboonaysiiyo gurigii Rabbiga. 28 Oo kulli waxyaalihii ay quduus ka dhigeen Samuu'eel oo wax arke ahaa, iyo Saa'uul ina Qiish, iyo Abneer ina Neer, iyo Yoo'aab oo ay Seruuyaah dhashay, iyo wax alla wixii quduus laga dhigay oo dhammu waxay ku jireen gacantii Shelomood iyo tii walaalihiis. 29 Oo Kenanyaah iyo wiilashiisii oo ahaa reer Isehaarna waxay saraakiil iyo xaakinno u ahaayeen hawlaha dibadda oo reer binu Israa'iil. 30 Oo Xashabyaah iyo walaalihiis oo ahaa reer Xebroon, oo weliba ahaa rag xoog badan, oo tiradoodu ahayd kun iyo toddoba boqol oo nin, waxay u talin jireen reer binu Israa'iilkii dhanka galbeed oo Webi Urdun ka shisheeyey, iyo shuqulkii Rabbiga oo dhan, iyo adeegiddii boqorkaba. 31 Oo reer Xebroonna Yeriyaah madax buu ahaa, intaasu waa reer Xebroon sidii dadka reerahoodu u kala dhasheen. Oo waxaa iyaga la doondoonay sannaddii afartanaad oo boqortooyadii Daa'uud, oo waxaa iyaga dhexdoodii laga helay rag xoog badan oo jooga Yacser tii reer Gilecaad. 32 Oo walaalihiis oo ahaa rag xoog badanuna waxay ahaayeen laba kun iyo toddoba boqol oo nin, oo ah madaxdii qolooyinka kuwaasoo boqor Daa'uud uu ka dhigay inay taliyayaal ugu ahaadaan reer Ruubeen, iyo reer Gaad, iyo qabiilkii reer Manaseh badhkiis, xagga wax kasta oo xag Ilaah ku saabsan, iyo xagga danaha boqorkaba.
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