1 Chronicles 26:16-32

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. ¹  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 ²  in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items. 26:21 The descendants of Ladan, ³  who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli ⁴  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 ⁵  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 ⁶  his son. 26:26 Shelomith ⁷  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, ⁸  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 ⁹  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 ¹⁰  there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead. 26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. ¹¹  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. ¹² 

[26:16]  ¹ tn Heb “a guard alongside a guard.”

[26:20]  ² tn Or “treasuries.”

[26:21]  ³ tn “Ladan” is a variant of the name “Libni” (cf. 6:17).

[26:21]  ⁴ tn “Jehieli” is a variant of the name “Jehiel” (cf. 23:8).

[26:24]  ⁵ tn A number of English versions follow the LXX and Vulgate and read “Shubael” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV).

[26:25]  ⁶ tc The marginal reading (Qere) is “Shelomith,” while the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Shelomoth.”

[26:26]  ⁷ tc The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.

[26:28]  ⁸ tn Or “seer.”

[26:29]  ⁹ tn The words “the temple” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[26:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they were searched and there were found in them.”

[26:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”

[26:32]  ¹² tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”