1Chronicles:26

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* Concerning the divisions of the porters : Of the Korhites [was ] Meshelemiah the son of Kore , of the sons of (note :)This Asaph was not the notable musician , but another of that name also called Ebiasaph in ( 1Ch_6:23 , 1Ch_6:37 , 1Ch_9:19 ) and also Jasaph .(:note ) Asaph . * And the sonnes of Meshelemiah , Zechariah the eldest , Iediael the seconde , Zebadiah the third , Iathniel the fourth , * Elam the fift , Ichohanan the sixt , &amp ; Eliehoenai the seuenth . * And the sonnes of Obed Edom , Shemaiah the eldest , Iehozabad the second , Ioah the third , and Sacar the fourth , and Nethaneel the fift , * Ammiel the sixth , Issachar the seventh , Peulthai the eighth : for God (note :)In giving him many children .(:note ) blessed him . * Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born , that (note :)Or , like their father 's house , meaning , worthy men and valiant .(:note ) ruled throughout the house of their father : for they [were ] mighty men of valour . * The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni , and Rephael , and Obed , Elzabad and his brethren , strong men : Elihu also , and Semachiah . * All these of the sons of Obededom : they and their sons and their brethren , able men for (note :)Fit to serve the office of the portership .(:note ) strength for the service , [were ] threescore and two of Obededom . * And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren , eighteene mightie men . * And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari , the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe , and (though he was not the eldest , yet his father made him the chiefe ) * Helkiah the second , Tebaliah the third , &amp ; Zechariah the fourth : all the sonnes &amp ; the brethren of Hosa were thirteene . * Among these [were ] the divisions of the porters , [even ] among the chief men , [having ] wards one (note :)According to their turns as well the one as the other .(:note ) against another , to minister in the house of the LORD . * And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers , for euery gate . * And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah . Then for Zechariah his son , (note :)One expert and fit to keep that gate .(:note ) a wise counsellor , they cast lots ; and his lot came out northward . * To Obededom southward ; and to his sons the house of (note :)This was a house where they used to resort to consult things concerning the temple , as a convocation house .(:note ) Asuppim . * To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot came forth ] westward , with the gate (note :)At which they used to cast out the filth of the city .(:note ) Shallecheth , by the causeway of the going up , ward against ward . * Eastward [were ] six Levites , northward four a day , southward four a day , and toward Asuppim (note :)Meaning two one day and two another .(:note ) two [and ] two . * At (note :)Which was a house in which they kept the instruments of the temple .(:note ) Parbar westward , four at the causeway , [and ] two at Parbar . * These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore , and of the sonnes of Merari . * And of the Leuites . Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God , and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things . * Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan , the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni &amp ; Iehieli . * The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan &amp ; Ioel his brother , appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord . * Of the (note :)These also had charge over the treasures .(:note ) Amramites , [and ] the Izharites , the Hebronites , [and ] the Uzzielites : * And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom , the sonne of Moses , a ruler ouer the treasures . * And of his brethren which came of Eliezer , was Rehabiah his sonne , &amp ; Ieshaiah his sonne , and Ioram his sonne , and Zichri his sonne , and Shelomith his sonne . * Which Shelomith and his brethren [were ] over all the treasures of the dedicated things , which David the king , and the chief fathers , the captains over thousands and hundreds , and the captains of the host , had (note :)According as the Lord commanded , ( Num_31:28 ).(:note ) dedicated . * (For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord ) * And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner , &amp ; Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah , &amp ; whosoeuer had dedicate any thing , it was vnder the hand of Shelomith , and his brethren . * Of the Izharites , Chenaniah and his sons [were ] for the outward business (note :)Meaning of things that were out of the city .(:note ) over Israel , for officers and judges . * [And ] of the Hebronites , Hashabiah and his brethren , men of valour , a thousand and seven hundred , [were ] officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD , and in the service of (note :)That is , for the king 's house .(:note ) the king . * Among the Hebronites was Iediiah the chiefest , euen the Hebronites by his generations according to the families ; in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid they were sought for : and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead . * And his brethren , men of valour , [were ] two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers , whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites , the Gadites , and the half tribe of Manasseh , for every matter pertaining to (note :)Both in spiritual and temporal things .(:note ) God , and affairs of the king .

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