FRAMEWORKS:
1 Chronicles 26: The Gatekeepers, Treasurers & other Officials
[Introductory
Notes: David's instructions in respect of the future
temple continue by naming the gatekeepers, the gates, and then
notes about the treasuries and finally other officials to oversee
the administration of Israel.]
v.1-12
The gatekeepers named
v.1
The divisions
of the gatekeepers:
from
the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
v.2
Meshelemiah
had sons:
Zechariah
the firstborn,
Jediael
the second,
Zebadiah
the third,
Jathniel
the fourth,
v.3
Elam
the fifth,
Jehohanan
the sixth
and
Eliehoenai the seventh.
v.4
Obed-Edom
also had sons:
Shemaiah
the firstborn,
Jehozabad
the second,
Joah
the third,
Sakar
the fourth,
Nethanel
the fifth,
v.5
Ammiel
the sixth,
Issachar
the seventh
and
Peullethai the eighth.
(For
God had blessed Obed-Edom.)
v.6
Obed-Edom's
son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father's
family because they were very capable men.
v.7
The
sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives
Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.
v.8
All
these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their
relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work –
descendants of Obed-Edom, 62 in all.
v.9
Meshelemiah
had sons and relatives, who were able men – 18 in all.
v.10
Hosah
the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the
firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),
v.11
Hilkiah
the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons
and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.
v.12
These
divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties
for ministering in the temple of the Lord,
just as their relatives had.
v.13-19
The oversight of the gates allocated
v.13
Lots
were cast for each gate, according to their families, young
and old alike.
v.14
The
lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then
lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counsellor, and the
lot for the North Gate fell to him.
v.15
The
lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom, and
the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons.
v.16
The
lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate
on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah.
Guard
was alongside guard:
v.17
there
were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four
a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.
v.18
As
for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two
at the court itself.
v.19
These
were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of
Korah and Merari.
v.20-25
The Levite treasurers
v.20
Their
fellow Levites were in charge of the
treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for
the dedicated things.
v.21
The
descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who
were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were
Jehieli,
v.22
the
sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge
of the treasuries of the temple of the Lord.
v.23
From
the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:
v.24
Shubael,
a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge
of the treasuries.
v.25
His
relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son,
Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith his son.
v.26-28
Where some of the treasure came from
v.26
Shelomith
and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the
things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were
the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by
the other army commanders.
v.27
Some
of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of
the temple of the Lord.
v.28
And
everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish,
Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated
things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
v.29-32
Other Officials
v.29
From
the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away
from the temple, as officials and judges over
Israel.
v.30
From
the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives – seventeen hundred
able men – were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan
for all the work of the Lord
and for the
king's service.
v.31
As
for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical
records of their families. In the fortieth year of David's reign
a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites
were found at Jazer in Gilead.
v.32
Jeriah
had two thousand seven hundred relatives, who were able men and
heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites,
the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining
to God and for the affairs of the king.
Continue
to Ch.27