Chapter 26 Concerning the divisions of the porters, of the Korhites was Meshel Amaya,
the son of Kori, of the sons of Asaph.
And the sons of Meshel Amaya were Zechariah the firstborn, Jedaiel the
second, Zebediah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the
sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
Moreover, the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehoshabad the
second, Joah the third, and Sachar the fourth, and Nathaniel the fifth,
Amiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Bealthai the eighth, for God blessed him.
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their
father, for they were mighty men of valour.
The sons of Shemaiah, Othnai, and Raphael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were
strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah, all these of the sons of Obed-Edom,
they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service,
were threescore and two of Obed-Edom.
And Meshel Amaya had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Also Hosah, of the children of Morari, had sons, Simri the chief, for though he
was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief, Hilkiah the second,
Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth.
All the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men,
having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their
fathers, for every gate.
And the lot eastward fell to Shel Amaya.
Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots.
And his lot came out northward, to Obed-Edom southward, and to his sons
the house of Asapim.
To Shapim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shaliketh,
by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward
Asapim two and two.
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kori, and among the sons
of Merari.
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God,
and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
As concerning the sons of Laodon, the sons of the Gershonite Laodon,
chief fathers, even of Laodon the Gershonite, were Jehiali.
The sons of Jehiali, Zetham and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of
the house of the Lord.
Of the Amramites and the Isharites, the Hebronites and the Azulites.
And Shebul, the son of Gershon, the son of Moses, was ruler of the
treasures.
And his brethren by Eliezer, Rehobiah his son, and Jeshea his son, and Joram his
son, and Zechariah his son.
And Shalomith his son, which Shalomith 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 dedicated.
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the
Lord.
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner,
and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated.
And whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shalomith and of
his brethren.
Of the Isserites, Kenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel,
for officers and judges.
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, 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 the king.
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites,
according to the generations of his fathers.
In the fortieth year of the reign of David, they were sought for, and they were
found among them mighty men of valor, a Jezer of Gilead.
And his brethren, men of valor, 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 God and affairs of the king.