1 Chronicles 26:1-19

Jubilee Bible 2000

26 ¶ Concerning the divisions of the porters, of the Korhites: Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

² The sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah, the firstborn, Jediael, the second, Zebadiah, the third, Jathniel, the fourth,

³ Elam, the fifth, Jehohanan, the sixth, Elioenai, the seventh.

⁴ The sons of Obededom: Shemaiah, the firstborn, Jehozabad, the second, Joah, the third, and Sacar, the fourth, Nethaneel, the fifth,

⁵ Ammiel, the sixth, Issachar, the seventh, Peulthai, the eighth; for God had blessed him.

⁶ Also unto Shemaiah, his son, were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their fathers, for they were mighty men of valour.

⁷ The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, and their brethren, strong men; likewise, Elihu and Semachiah.

⁸ All these of the sons of Obededom; they and their sons and their brethren, valiant men strong for the ministry, were sixty-two, of Obededom.

⁹ And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.

¹⁰ Of Hosah, of the sons of Merari: 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 two by two, to minister in the house of the LORD.

¹³ And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the houses of their fathers, for each gate.

¹⁴ And the lot of the east fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah, his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out for the north.

¹⁵ To Obededom towards the Negev; and to his sons the house of consultation.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

¹⁷ To the east six Levites, to the north four by day, to the Negev four by day, and toward the house of the consultation two by two.

¹⁸ At the chamber of the vessels to the west, four in the way and two in the chamber.

¹⁹ These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and among the sons of Merari.