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Caring for the Holy Treasure

20 [a]As for the Levites, Ahijhah was (A)over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were over the treasures of the house of Yahweh. 23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites, 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures. 25 And his relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. 26 This Shelomoth and his relatives were over all the treasures of the holy gifts (B)which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had set apart as holy. 27 They set apart as holy part of what was won in battles and part of the spoil to repair the house of Yahweh. 28 And all that Samuel the seer had set apart as holy and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had set apart anything as holy, all of this was [b]in the care of [c]Shelomoth and his relatives.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Gr The Levites, their relatives,
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Lit under the hand
  3. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Heb Shelomith

Keepers of the Treasure

20 [a]The Levites, their relatives, [b]had (A)charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, [c]had charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord. 23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites, 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures. 25 His relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son and Shelomoth his son. 26 This Shelomoth and his relatives [d]had charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts (B)which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated. 27 They dedicated [e]part of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of the Lord. 28 And all that Samuel the seer had dedicated and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, all of this was [f]in the care of [g]Shelomoth and his relatives.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:20 So Gr; Heb As for the Levites, Ahijah had
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Lit were over
  3. 1 Chronicles 26:22 Lit were over
  4. 1 Chronicles 26:26 Lit were over
  5. 1 Chronicles 26:27 Heb from the battles and from the spoil
  6. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Lit under the hand
  7. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Heb Shelomith