Common English Bible

1 Chronicles 26:7-26 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. Shemaiah’s family: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, and his relatives, Elihu and Semachiah, who were valiant men.

8. All these were members of Obed-edom’s family, they, their sons, and their relatives. They were valiant and strong in their service, 62 men belonging to Obed-edom.

9. Meshelemiah’s family and relatives, valiant men, numbered 18.

10. Hosah, one of Merari’s family, also had a family: Shimri the first (though he wasn’t the oldest, his father gave him that status),

11. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. All of Hosah’s family and relatives numbered 13.

12. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers with their leaders, who were responsible to minister in the Lord’s temple, along with their relatives.

13. They cast lots for each gate in the same way, whether their household was small or large.

14. The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot indicated the North Gate.

15. Obed-edom was assigned the South Gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses.

16. Hosah was assigned the West Gate, that is, the chamber gate on the upper road.The guards had the same task:

17. each day the East had six, the North four, and the South four, with two at each of the storehouses.

18. At the courtyard on the West, there were four at the road and two at the courtyard.

19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from Korah’s family and Merari’s family.

20. Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts:

21. from Ladan’s family, the family of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, and the heads of the households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

22. Jehieli’s family: Zetham and Joel his brother were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

23. From the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:

24. Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom, Moses’ son, was the chief officer in charge of the treasuries.

25. His relatives through Eliezer included his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.

26. This Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the gifts dedicated by King David, by the household leaders, by the commanders of the units of a thousand and a hundred, and by the army officers.