26 Concerning the divisions of the doorkeepers: of theKorahites 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 Nethanel 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 who ruled throughout the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

⁷ The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

⁸ All these were of the sons of Obededom; they and their sons and their brethren, able men with 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: Shimri 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 doorkeepers, even among the chief men, having watches, one as another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

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

¹⁴ And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah [called Meshelemiah]. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

¹⁵ To Obededom southward, and to his sons the house of gatherings.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate of Shallecheth by the ascending causeway, watch opposite watch.

¹⁷ Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward the house of gatherings, two and two.

¹⁸ At Parbar westward, four at the causeway and two at Parbar.

¹⁹ These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari.