¹For the divisions of the doorkeepers : of the Korahites , Meshelemiah the son of Kore , of the sons of Asaph.

²Meshelemiah had sons : Zechariah the firstborn , Jediael the second , Zebadiah the third , Jathniel the fourth ,

³Elam the fifth , Jehohanan the sixth , and Eliehoenai the seventh .

⁴Obed-Edom had sons : Shemaiah the firstborn , Jehozabad the second , Joah the third , Sacar the fourth , Nethanel the fifth ,

⁵Ammiel the sixth , Issachar the seventh , and Peullethai the eighth ; for God blessed him .

⁶Sons were also born to Shemaiah his son , who ruled over the house of their father ; for they were mighty men of valour .

⁷The sons of Shemaiah : Othni , Rephael , Obed , and Elzabad, whose relatives were valiant men , Elihu, and Semachiah .

⁸All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom with their sons and their brothers , able men in strength for the service : sixty-two of Obed-Edom .

⁹Meshelemiah had sons and brothers , eighteen valiant men .

¹⁰Also Hosah , of the children of Merari , had sons : Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn , yet his father made him chief ),

¹¹Hilkiah the second , Tebaliah the third , and Zechariah the fourth . All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen .

¹²Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers , even of the chief men , having offices like their brothers, to minister in the LORD ’s house .

¹³They cast lots , the small as well as the great , according to their fathers’ houses , for every gate .

¹⁴The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah . Then for Zechariah his son , a wise counsellor , they cast lots ; and his lot came out northward .

¹⁵To Obed-Edom southward ; and to his sons the storehouse.

¹⁶To Shuppim and Hosah westward , by the gate of Shallecheth , at the causeway that goes up , watchman opposite watchman.

¹⁷Eastward were six Levites , northward four a day , southward four a day , and for the storehouse two and two .

¹⁸For Parbar westward , four at the causeway , and two at Parbar .

¹⁹These were the divisions of the doorkeepers ; of the sons of the Korahites , and of the sons of Merari .

²⁰Of the Levites , Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things .

²¹The sons of Ladan , the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan , the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite : Jehieli .

²²The sons of Jehieli : Zetham , and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the LORD ’s house .

²³Of the Amramites , of the Izharites , of the Hebronites , of the Uzzielites :

²⁴Shebuel the son of Gershom , the son of Moses , was ruler over the treasuries.

²⁵His brothers : of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son , and Jeshaiah his son , and Joram his son , and Zichri his son , and Shelomoth his son .

²⁶This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things , which David the king , and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds , and the captains of the army , had dedicated .

²⁷They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair the LORD ’s house .

²⁸All that Samuel the seer , Saul the son of Kish , Abner the son of Ner , and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated , whoever had dedicated anything , it was under the hand of Shelomoth and of his brothers .

²⁹Of the Izharites , Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to the outward business over Israel , for officers and judges .

³⁰Of the Hebronites , Hashabiah and his brothers , one thousand and seven hundred men of valour , had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward , for all the business of the LORD and for the service of the king .

³¹Of the Hebronites , Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites , according to their generations by fathers’ households. They were sought for in the fortieth year of the reign of David , and mighty men of valour were found amongst them at Jazer of Gilead .

³²His relatives , men of valour , were two thousand and seven hundred , heads of fathers’ households, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites , the Gadites , and the half-tribe of the Manassites , for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king .