1 Chronicles 26

1 Ref For the courses of the gatekeepers: of the Korhites `is' Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;

2 Ref and to Meshelemiah `are' sons, Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

4 Ref And to Obed-Edom `are' sons, Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

5 Ref Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God hath blessed him.

6 Ref And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they `are' mighty of valour.

7 Sons of Shemaiah `are' Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brethren `are' sons of valour, Elihu and Semachiah,

8 Ref all these `are' of the sons of Obed-Edom; they, and their sons, and their brethren, men of valour with might for service, `are' sixty and two of Obed-Edom.

9 Ref And to Meshelemiah `are' sons and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen;

10 Ref and to Hosah, of the sons of Merari, `are' sons: Shimri the head (though he was not first-born, yet his father setteth him for head),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah `are' thirteen.

12 Ref According to these `are' the courses of the gatekeepers; to the heads of the mighty ones `are' charges over-against their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah,

13 Ref and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.

14 And the lot falleth eastward to Shelemiah; and `for' Zechariah his son -- a counsellor with understanding -- they cause to fall lots, and his lot goeth out northward:

15 Ref to Obed-Edom southward, and to his sons, the house of the gatherings;

16 Ref to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;

17 Ref to the east the Levites `are' six; to the north daily four, to the south daily four, and to the gatherings two by two,

18 Ref at Parbar, to the west, `are' four at the highway, two at Parbar.

19 Ref These are the courses of the gatekeepers, of the sons of the Korhite, and of the sons of Merari.

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