Contemporary English Version Anglicised

1 Chronicles 26:22-31-32 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

22. Jehieli was the father of Zetham and Joel, and they were responsible for guarding the treasury.

23. Other guards at the treasury were from the Kohathite clans of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

24. Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom the son of Moses. He was the chief official in charge of the temple treasury.

25. The descendants of Gershom's brother Eliezer included Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zichri, and Shelomoth.

26. Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the gifts that were dedicated to the Lord. These included the gifts that King David had dedicated, as well as those dedicated by the family leaders, army officers, and army commanders.

27. And whenever valuable things were captured in battle, these men brought some of them to the temple.

28. Shelomoth and his relatives were responsible for any gifts that had been given to the temple, including those from Samuel the prophet, King Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah.

29. Chenaniah from the Izhar clan and his sons were government officials and judges. They did not work at the temple.

30. Hashabiah from the Hebron clan and one thousand seven hundred of his skilled relatives were the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the Israelite territories west of the River Jordan.

31-32. Jerijah was the leader of the Hebron clan. David assigned him and two thousand seven hundred of his relatives, who were all respected family leaders, to be the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. David found out about these men during the fortieth year of his rule, when he had a list made of all the families in the Hebron clan. They were from the town of Jazer in the territory of Gilead.