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25 Moreover Dovid and the sarim of the tzava separated for avodah of the Bnei Asaph, and of Heman, and of Yedutun, who should prophesy with kinnorot, with nevalim, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their avodah (service) was;

² Of the Bnei Asaph; Zakkur, and Yosef, and Netanyah, and Asarelah, the Bnei Asaph under the hand of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of HaMelech.

³ Of Yedutun, the Bnei Yedutun: Gedalyah, and Tzeri, and Yeshayahu, Chashavyahu, and Mattityahu, six, under the hands of their av Yedutun, who prophesied with a kinnor, to give thanks and to praise Hashem.

⁴ Of Heman, the Bnei Heman: Bukiyahu, Matanyahu, Uzziel, Shevuel, and Yerimot, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliatah, Giddalti, and Romamti, Ezer, Yoshbekashah, Maloti, Hotir, and Machazi’ot;

⁵ All these were the banim Heman the chozer (seer) of HaMelech in the devarim of Elohim, to lift up the keren. And HaElohim gave to Heman fourteen banim and three banot.

⁶ All these were under the hands of their av for shir in the Beis Hashem, with cymbals, nevalim, and kinnorot, for avodas Beis HaElohim, under the support of HaMelech to Asaph, Yedutun, and Heman.

⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren that were trained in the shir Hashem (music, songs of Hashem), even all that were skilled, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

⁸ And they cast goralot, shift against shift, katon as well as gadol, the meiven as well as the talmid (student).

⁹ Now the first goral which was for Asaph fell to Yosef; the second to Gedalyahu, who with his brethren and banim were 12;

¹⁰ The third to Zakkur, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹¹ The fourth to Yitzri, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹² The fifth to Netanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹³ The sixth to Bukiyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁴ The seventh to Yesarelah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁵ The eighth to Yeshayahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁶ The ninth to Matanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁷ The tenth to Shimei, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁸ The eleventh to Azare’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁹ The twelfth to Chashavyah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁰ The thirteenth to Shuva’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²¹ The fourteenth to Mattityahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²² The fifteenth to Yeremot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²³ The sixteenth to Chananyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁴ The seventeenth to Yoshbekashah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁵ The eighteenth to Chanani, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁶ The nineteenth to Maloti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁷ The twentieth to Eliyatah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁸ The one and twentieth to Hotir, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁹ The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

³⁰ The three and twentieth to Machziot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

³¹ The four and twentieth to Romamti Ezer, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12.

26 Concerning the divisions of the sho’arim (gatekeepers); Of the Korchim was Meshelemyahu Ben Kore, of the Bnei Asaph.

² And the banim of Meshelemyahu were Zecharyahu the bechor, Yedia’el the second, Zevadyahu the third, Yatniel the fourth,

³ Eilam the fifth, Yehochanan the sixth, Elyehoei’nai the seventh.

⁴ Moreover the banim of Oved Edom were Shema’yah the bechor, Yehozavad the second, Yoach the third, and Sachar the fourth, and Netan’el the fifth,

⁵ Ammi’el the sixth, Yissakhar the seventh, Peultai the eighth; for Elohim blessed him.

⁶ Also unto Shema’yah bno were banim born, that ruled throughout the bais avihem, for they were gibborei chayil.

⁷ The Bnei Shema’yah: Otni, and Repha’el, and Oved, Elzavad, whose brethren were bnei chayil, Elihu, and Semachyahu.

⁸ All these of the Bnei Oved Edom; they and their banim and their brethren, ish chayil for ko’ach for the avodah, were threescore and two of Oved Edom.

⁹ And Meshelemyahu had banim and brethren, bnei chayil, eighteen.

¹⁰ Also Chosah, of the Bnei Merari, had banim; Shimri the rosh, (for though he was not the bechor, yet avihu appointed him rosh);

¹¹ Chilkiyahu the second, Tevalyahu the third, Zecharyahu the fourth; all the banim and brethren of Chosah were thirteen.

¹² Among these were the divisions of the sho’arim, even among the rashei hagibborim, having mishmeret (duties), just as their brethren, to minister service in the Beis Hashem.

¹³ And they cast goralot, the katon as well as the gadol, to their bais avot, for every sha’ar.

¹⁴ And the goral for the east fell to Shelemyahu. Then for Zecharyahu bno, a yo’etz (counselor) with seichel (wisdom), they cast goralot; and his goral fell out northward.

¹⁵ To Oved Edom southward; and to his banim the Asuppim Bais.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Chosah the goral came forth westward, with the Sha’ar Shallechet, by the upper road, mishmar (guard) corresponded to mishmar.

¹⁷ Eastward were six Levi’im, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim shnayim shnayim (two and two).

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

¹⁹ These are the divisions of the sho’arim among the Bnei Korchi, and among the Bnei Merari.

²⁰ And of the Levi’im, Achiyah was over the otzarot of the Beis HaElohim, and over the otzarot of the kodashim.

²¹ As concerning the Bnei La’dan; the Bnei HaGershuni through La’dan, rashei ha’avot, even of La’dan the Gershoni, were Yechieli.

²² The Bnei Yechieli: Zetam, and Yoel his brother, which were over the otzarot of the Beis Hashem.

²³ Of the Amrami, and the Yitzhari, the Chevroni, and the Uzzieli;

²⁴ And Shevuel Ben Gershom Ben Moshe, was nagid of the otzarot.

²⁵ And his brethren by Eliezer: Rechavyahu bno, and Yesha’yahu bno, and Yoram bno, and Zichri bno, and Shlomit bno.

²⁶ Which Shlomit and his brethren were over all the otzarot of the kodashim, which Dovid HaMelech, and the rashei ha’avot, the sarim over alafim and me’ot, and the sarim of the tzava (army), had dedicated as kodesh.

²⁷ Out of the plunder won in battles did they dedicate as kadosh to maintain the Beis Hashem.

²⁸ And all that Shmuel the ro’eh (seer), and Sha’ul Ben Kish, and Avner Ben Ner, and Yoav Ben Tzeruyah, had dedicated as kodesh; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the yad of Shlomit, and of his brethren.

²⁹ Of the Yitzhari, Kenanyahu and his banim were for the outside labor of Yisroel, for shoterim (officials) and shofetim (judges).

³⁰ And of the Chevroni, Chashavyahu and his brethren, bnei chayil, an elef and shivah me’ot (hundred), were in charge of Yisroel on this side of the Yarden westward in all the work of Hashem, and in the avodas HaMelech.

³¹ Among the Chevroni was Yeriyah the rosh, even among the Chevroni, according to the toldot of his avot. In the fortieth year of the reign of Dovid they were sought, and there were found among them gibborei chayil at Yazer of Gil’ad.

³² And his brethren, bnei chayil, were two thousand and shivah hundred rashei ha’avot, whom Dovid HaMelech put over the Reuveni, the Gadi, and the half tribe of Menasheh, for every matter pertaining to Elohim, and the affairs of HaMelech.

27 Now the Bnei Yisroel after their number, namely, the rashei ha’avot and sarim of alafim and me’ot (hundreds), and their shoterim that served HaMelech in any matter of the divisions, which came in and went out chodesh b’chodesh (month by month) throughout all the months of the shanah, each division consisting of twenty and four elef.

² Over the first division for the chodesh harishon was Yashov’am Ben Zavdiel; and in his division were twenty and four elef.

³ Of the Bnei Peretz was the rosh of all the sarim of the tzava’os (armies) for the first month.

⁴ And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Achochi, and of his division was Miklot also the nagid; in his division likewise were twenty and four elef.

⁵ The third sar (commander) of the tzava (army) for the third month was Benayahu Ben Yehoyada, the Kohen Rosh; and in his division were twenty and four elef.

⁶ This is that Benayahu, who was gibbor among the Shloshim (Thirty), and over the Shloshim; and in his division was Ammizabad bno.

⁷ The fourth for the fourth month was Asah-el the brother of Yoav, and Zevadyah bno after him; and in his division were twenty and four elef.

⁸ The fifth sar for the fifth month was Shamhut the Yizrach; and in his division were twenty and four elef.

⁹ The sixth for the sixth month was Ira Ben Ikkesh the Tekoi; and in his division were twenty and four elef.

¹⁰ The seventh for the seventh month was Cheletz the Peloni, of the Bnei Ephrayim; and in his division were 24,000.

¹¹ The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbchai the Chushati, of the Zarchi; and in his division were 24,000.

¹² The ninth for the ninth month was Aviezer the Anetoti, of Binyamin; and in his division were 24,000.

¹³ The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophati, of the Zarchi; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁴ The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benayah the Piratoni, of the Bnei Ephrayim; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁵ The twelfth for the twelfth month was Cheldai the Netophati, of Otniel; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁶ Furthermore over the Shivtei Yisroel; the nagid of the Reuveni was Eliezer Ben Zichri; of the Simeoni, Shephatyahu Ben Ma’achah;

¹⁷ Of the Levi’im, Chashavyah Ben Kemu’el; of Aharon, Tzadok;

¹⁸ Of Yehudah, Elihu, one of the brethren of Dovid; of Yissakhar, Omri Ben Micha’el;

¹⁹ Of Zevulun, Yishmayahu Ben Ovadyah; of Naphtali, Yerimot Ben Azri’el;

²⁰ Of the Bnei Ephrayim, Hoshea Ben Azazyahu; of the half tribe of Menasheh, Yoel Ben Pedayahu;

²¹ Of the half tribe of Menasheh in Gil’ad, Yiddo Ben Zecharyahu; of Binyamin, Ya’asiel Ben Avner;

²² Of Dan, Azare’el Ben Yerocham. These were the sarim of the Shivtei Yisroel.

²³ But Dovid took not the number of them from twenty shanim and under; because Hashem had said he would increase Yisroel like to the kokhavim of HaShomayim.

²⁴ Yoav Ben Tzeruyah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell ketzef (wrath) on account of this against Yisroel; neither was the number put in the Divrei HaYamim of Melech Dovid.

²⁵ And over the otzarot HaMelech was Azmavet Ben Adiel; and over the storehouses in the sadot, in the towns, and in the villages, and in the migdalot was Yehonatan Ben Uziyahu;

²⁶ And over them that did the work of the sadeh to till the adamah was Ezri Ben Keluv;

²⁷ And over the kramim was Shimei the Ramati; over the increase of the kramim for the wine vats was Zavdi the Shiphmi;

²⁸ And over the zeitim and the sycomore trees that were in the Shefelah was Ba’al Chanan the Gederi; over the shemen storehouses, Yoash;

²⁹ And over the bakar (herd) that fed in Sharon was Shirtai the Sharoni; over the bakar that were in the valleys was Shaphat Ben Adlai;

³⁰ Over the gemalim (camels) also was Ovil the Yishmaeli; and over the donkeys was Yechdeyahu the Meronoti;

³¹ And over the tzon (flock) was Yaziz the Hageri. All these were the sarim of the property which pertained to Melech Dovid.

³² Also Yonatan Dovid’s dod (uncle) was a yoetz (counsellor), an ish meivin, and a sofer; and Yechiel Ben Chachmoni was with the Bnei HaMelech;

³³ And Achitophel was the yoetz l’Melech; and Chushai the Arki was the re’a HaMelech;

³⁴ And after Achitophel was Yehoyada Ben Benayahu, and Evyatar (Abiathar); and the sar tzava (commander of the army) of HaMelech was Yoav.