1 Chronicles 26
1 And for the divisions of the gates:
the sons of the Corites were Mosellemia, of the sons
of Asaph. 2 And Mosellemia's
first-born son was Zacharias, the second Jadiel, the
third Zabadia, the fourth Jenuel,
3 the fifth Jolam, the sixth Jonathan,
the seventh Elionai, the eighth Abdedom.
4 And to Abdedom
there were born sons, Samaias the first-born,
Jozabath the second, Joath the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael the fifth,
5 Amiel the sixth, Issachar the
seventh, Phelathi the eighth: for God blessed him.
6 And to Samaias his son were born the
sons of his first-born, chiefs over the house of their father, for they were
mighty. 7 The sons of Samai; Othni,
and Raphael, and Obed, and Elzabath, and Achiud, mighty men, Heliu, and
Sabachia, and Isbacom. 8 All
these were of the sons of Abdedom, they and their
sons and their brethren, doing mightily in service: in all sixty-two
born to Abdedom.
9 And Mosellemia
had eighteen sons and brethren, mighty men.
10 And to Osa of the sons of Merari
there were born sons, keeping the dominion; though he
was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief of the second division.
11 Chelcias the second, Tablai the
third, Zacharias the fourth: all these were the sons
and brethren of Osa, thirteen.
12 To these
were assigned the divisions of the gates, to the
chiefs of the mighty men the daily courses, even their brethren, to minister
in the house of the Lord. 13 And they
cast lots for the small as well as for the great, for the several gates,
according to their families. 14 And
the lot of the east gates fell to Selemias, and Zacharias: the sons of Soaz
cast lots for Melchias, and the lot came out northward.
15 To Abdedom
they gave by lot the south, opposite the house of
Esephim. 16 They gave the lot for the second to Osa westward,
after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.
17 Eastward
were six watchmen in the
day; northward four by the day; southward four by the day; and two at the
Esephim, 18 to relieve guard, also
for Osa westward after the chamber-gate, three.
There was a ward over against the ward of the ascent
eastward, six men in a day, and four for the north,
and four for the south, and at the Esephim two to relieve guard, and four by
the west, and two to relieve guard at the pathway.
19 These
are the divisions of the porters for the sons of
Core, and to the sons of Merari.
20 And the Levites their brethren
were over the treasures of the house of the Lord, and
over the treasures of the hallowed things.
21 These
were the sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gersonite: to
Ladan belonged the heads of the families:
the son of Ladan the Gersonite
was Jeiel.
22 The sons of Jeiel
were Zethom, and Joel; brethren
who were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.
23 To Ambram and Issaar belonged
Chebron, and Oziel. 24 And Subael the
son of Gersam, the son of
Moses, was over the treasures.
25 And Rabias
was son to his brother Eliezer, and
so was Josias, and Joram, and Zechri, and Salomoth.
26 This Salomoth and his brethren
were over all the sacred treasures, which David the
king and the heads of families consecrated, and the
captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and princes of the host,
27 things which he took out of cities
and from the spoils, and consecrated some of them, so that the building of the
house of God should not want supplies;
28 and over all the holy things of
God dedicated by Samuel the prophet, and Saul the son of Kis, and Abenner the
son of Ner, and Joab the son of Saruia, whatsoever they sanctified
was by the hand of Salomoth and his brethren.
29 For the Issaarites, Chonenia, and
his sons were over the
outward ministration over Israel, to record and to judge.
30 For the Chebronites, Asabias and
his brethren, a thousand and seven hundred mighty men,
were over the charge of Israel beyond Jordan
westward, for all the service of the Lord and work of the king.
31 Of the
family of Chebron Urias
was chief, even of the Chebronites according to their
generations, according to their families. In the fortieth year of his reign
they were numbered, and there were found mighty men among them in Jazer of
Galaad. 32 And his brethren
were two thousand seven hundred mighty men, chiefs of
their families, and king David set them over the Rubenites, and the Gaddites,
and the half-tribe of Manasse, for every ordinance of the Lord, and business
of the king.