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The First
Book of Paralipomenon 26
And the divisions of the porters: of the Corites Meselemia,
the son of Core, of the sons of Asaph.
The sons of Meselemia: Zacharias the firstborn, Jadihel
the second, Zabadias the third, Jathanael the fourth,
Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
And the sons of Obededom, Semeias the firstborn, Jozabad
the second, Joaha the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael
the fifth,
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Phollathi the
eighth: for the Lord had blessed him.
And to Semei his son were born sons, herds of their
families: for they were men of great valour.
The sons then of Semeias were Othni, and Raphael, and
Obed, Elizabad, and his brethren most valiant men: and
Eliu, and Samachias.
All these of the sons of Obededom: they, and their sons,
and their brethren most able men for service, sixty-two
of Obededom.
And the sons of Meselemia, and their brethren strong
men, were eighteen.
And of Hosa, that is, of the sons of Merari: Semri the
chief, (for he had not a firstborn, and therefore his
father made him chief.)
Helcias the second, Tabelias the third, Zacharias the
fourth: all these the sons, and the brethren of Hosa,
were thirteen.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, so that
the chiefs of the wards, as well as their brethren,
always ministered in the house of the Lord.
And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by
their families for every one of the gates.
And the lot of the east fell to Selemias. But to his
son Zacharias, a very wise and learned man, the north
gate fell by lot.
And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south:
in which part of the house was the council of the ancients.
To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which
leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.
Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the
north four a day: and towards the south likewise four
a day: and where the council was, two and two.
In the cells also of the porters toward the west four
in the way: and two at every cell.
These are the divisions of the porters of the sons of
Core, and of Merari.
Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of God,
and the holy vessels.
The sons of Ledan, the sons of Gersonni: of Ledan were
heads of the families, of Ledan, and Gersonni, Jehieli.
The sons of Jehieli: Zathan and Joel, his brethren over
the treasures of the house of the Lord,
With the Amramites, and Isaarites, and Hebronites, and
Ozielites.
And Subael the son of Gersom, the son of Moses, was
chief over the treasures.
His brethren also, Eliezer, whose son Rohobia, and his
son Isaias, and his son Joram, and his son Zechri, and
his son Selemith.
Which Selemith and his brethren were over the treasures
of the holy things, which king David, and the heads
of families, and the captains over thousands and over
hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated,
Out of the wars, and the spoils won in battles, which
they had consecrated to the building and furniture of
the temple of the Lord.
And all these things that Samuel the seer and Saul the
son of Cis, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son
of Sarvia had sanctified: and whosoever had sanctified
those things, they were under the hand of Selemith and
his brethren.
But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites,
for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and
judge them.
And of the Hebronites Hasabias, and his brethren most
able men, a thousand seven hundred had the charge over
Israel beyond the Jordan westward, in all the works
of the Lord, and for the service of the king.
And the chief of the Hebronites was Jeria according
to their families and kindreds. In the fortieth year
of the reign of David they were numbered, and there
were found most valiant men in Jazer Galaad,
And his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seven
hundred chiefs of families. And king David made them
rulers over the Rubenites and the Gadites, and the half
tribe of Manasses, for all the service of God, and the
king. |
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