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Text -- 1 Chronicles 26:6-32 (NET)
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26:6 His son Shemaiah also had sons , who were leaders of their families , for they were highly respected .
26:7 The sons of Shemaiah : Othni , Rephael , Obed , and Elzabad . His relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also respected .
26:8 All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom . They and their sons and relatives were respected men , capable of doing their responsibilities . There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom .
26:9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected – eighteen in all.
26:10 Hosah , one of the descendants of Merari , had sons : The firstborn Shimri (he was not actually the firstborn , but his father gave him that status),
26:11 the second Hilkiah , the third Tebaliah , and the fourth Zechariah . All of Hosah’s sons and relatives numbered thirteen .
26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers , corresponding to their leaders , had assigned responsibilities , like their relatives , as they served in the Lord’s temple .
26:13 They cast lots , both young and old , according to their families , to determine which gate they would be responsible for.
26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah . They then cast lots for his son Zechariah , a wise adviser , and the lot for the north gate went to him.
26:15 Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses .
26:16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate , along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road . One guard was adjacent to another .
26:17 Each day there were six Levites posted on the east , four on the north , and four on the south . At the storehouses they were posted in pairs .
26:18 At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court .
26:19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari .
Supervisors of the Storehouses
26:20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items .
26:21 The descendants of Ladan , who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite , included Jehieli
26:22 and the sons of Jehieli , Zetham and his brother Joel . They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple .
26:23 As for the Amramites , Izharites , Hebronites , and Uzzielites :
26:24 Shebuel son of Gershom , the son of Moses , was the supervisor of the storehouses .
26:25 His relatives through Eliezer included: Rehabiah his son , Jeshaiah his son , Joram his son , Zikri his son , and Shelomith his son .
26:26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David , the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred , and the army officers .
26:27 They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the Lord’s temple .
26:28 They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet , Saul son of Kish , Abner son of Ner , and Joab son of Zeruiah ; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated .
26:29 As for the Izharites : Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel .
26:30 As for the Hebronites : Hashabiah and his relatives , 1,700 respected men , were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan ; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service .
26:31 As for the Hebronites : Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records . In the fortieth year of David’s reign , they examined the records and discovered there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead .
26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders . King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites , the Gadites , and the half-tribe of Manasseh ; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
Worship |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 |
PORT; PORTER |
Porter |
Courses |
Storehouses |
Obed-edom |
MERARI |
Shemaiah |
Gatekeepers |
Meshelemiah |
Shelomith |
Rephael |
Parbar |
Asuppim |
Hilkiah |
Court |
Hashabiah |
Othni |
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NET Notes: 1Ch 26:24 A number of English versions follow the LXX and Vulgate and read “Shubael” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV).
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NET Notes: 1Ch 26:25 The marginal reading (Qere) is “Shelomith,” while the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Shelomoth.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 26:26 The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.
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