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1 Chronicles 26 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Divisions of the Gatekeepers

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For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:2 - Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:3 - Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:4 - Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:5 - Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God had blessed him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:6 - Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were courageous men of ability.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:7 - The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were courageous and able men, Elihu and Semachiah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 - All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:9 - Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:10 - Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first and chief (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:11 - Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 -

To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties, like their relatives, to minister in the house of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:13 - They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14 - The lot for the east [gates] fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north [gates].
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:15 - To Obed-edom [it came out] for the south [gates], and the storehouse was allotted to his sons.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:16 - To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot fell] for the west [gates], by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway, division by division.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17 - On the east were six Levites, on the north four a day, on the south four a day, and two by two at the storehouse.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18 - At the [fn]colonnade on the west side [of the outer court of the temple] there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:19 - These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.

Keepers of the Treasure

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Of the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:21 - 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.
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The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:23 - Of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:24 - Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was supervisor over the treasuries.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:25 - His relatives by Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - This Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts which King David, the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:27 - From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts to maintain and repair the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - Also 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, this was in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives.

Outside Duties

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:29 -

Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as administrators and judges.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were in charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the LORD and the service of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:31 - Of the Hebronites: Jerijah was the chief (these Hebronites were examined according to their descendants and fathers’ households in the fortieth [and final] year of David’s reign, and men of courage and ability were found among them at Jazer in Gilead)
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - and Jerijah’s relatives, 2,700 capable men, were heads of fathers’ households; and King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for everything pertaining to God and to the king.
AMP Footnotes
Heb Parbar, possibly an annex or open meeting place.
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