1For the divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the Korahites, In v 14, ShelemiahMeshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of In 9:19, EbiasaphAsaph.

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

3Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.

4Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

6Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were valiant mighty men.

7The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men.

8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and relatives were able men with strength for the service, sixty-two from Obed-edom.

9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen valiant men.

10Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth; the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.

12To these divisions of the gatekeepers, to the chief men, were given duties like their relatives, to serve in the house of the Lord.

13They cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate.

14The lot to the east fell to In 9:17, ShallumShelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north.

15For Obed-edom it fell to the south, and to his sons went the storehouse.

16For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

17On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storehouse two by two.

18At the Possibly court or colonnadeannex on the west there were four at the highway and two at the annex.

19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of Merari.

20 As in LXX; MT As for the Levites, Ahijah had The Levites, their relatives, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.

21The 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.

22The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord.

23As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites,

24Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures.

25His relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

26This Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

27They dedicated Heb from the battles and from the spoilspart of the spoils won in battles to repair the house of the Lord.

28And 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 Lit on the handunder the care of Heb ShelomithShelomoth and his relatives.

29As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

30As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, Lit were overwere responsible for the affairs of Israel Lit beyond the Jordan westwardwest of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king.

31As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief Heb according to the Hebronites...father’s households(these Hebronites were sought out according to their genealogies and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead)

32and his relatives, capable men, numbered 2,700, heads of fathers’ households. And King David appointed them as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning Lit every matter of God and matter of the kingall the affairs of God and of the king.