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26 Að því er snertir hliðvarðaflokkana, þá voru þar af Kóraítum: Meselemja Kóreson af Asafsniðjum.

En synir Meselemja voru: Sakaría, frumgetningurinn, annar Jedíael, þriðji Sebadja, fjórði Jatníel,

fimmti Elam, sjötti Jóhanan, sjöundi Elíóenaí.

Synir Óbeð Edóms voru: Semaja, frumgetningurinn, annar Jósabad, þriðji Jóa, fjórði Sakar, fimmti Netaneel,

sjötti Ammíel, sjöundi Íssakar, áttundi Pegúlletaí, því að Guð hafði blessað hann.

En Semaja, syni hans, fæddust og synir, er réðu í ættum sínum, því að þeir voru hinir röskustu menn.

Synir Semaja voru: Otní, Refael, Óbeð og Elsabat. Bræður þeirra voru Elíhú og Semakja, dugandi menn.

Allir þessir voru af niðjum Óbeð Edóms, þeir og synir þeirra og bræður, dugandi menn, vel hæfir til þjónustunnar, sextíu og tveir alls frá Óbeð Edóm.

Meselemja átti og sonu og bræður, dugandi menn, átján alls.

10 Synir Hósa, er var af Meraríniðjum, voru: Simrí höfðingi; þótt eigi væri hann frumgetningurinn, þá gjörði faðir hans hann að höfðingja;

11 annar Hilkía, þriðji Tebalja, fjórði Sakaría. Synir og bræður Hósa voru þrettán alls.

12 Þessum hliðvarðaflokkum eftir ætthöfðingjum hlotnaðist starf við þjónustuna í húsi Drottins, þeim sem frændum þeirra.

13 Og menn vörpuðu hlutkesti um hvert hlið fyrir sig, eftir ættum, yngri sem eldri.

14 Fyrir hliðið gegnt austri féll hluturinn á Selemja. Menn vörpuðu og hlutkesti fyrir Sakaría son hans, hygginn ráðgjafa, og féll hans hlutur á hliðið gegnt norðri,

15 fyrir Óbeð Edóm gegnt suðri, og fyrir son hans á geymsluhúsið,

16 fyrir Súppím og Hósa gegnt vestri við Sallekethliðið, við götuna, sem liggur upp eftir, hver varðstöðin við aðra.

17 Við hliðið gegnt austri voru sex levítar, gegnt norðri fjórir dag hvern, gegnt suðri fjórir dag hvern, og við geymsluhúsið tveir og tveir.

18 Við Parbar gegnt vestri: fjórir fyrir götuna, tveir fyrir Parbar.

19 Þessir eru hliðvarðaflokkarnir af Kóraítaniðjum og af Meraríniðjum.

20 Levítar frændur þeirra höfðu umsjón með fjársjóðum Guðs húss og með helgigjafafjársjóðunum.

21 Niðjar Laedans, niðjar Gersoníta, Laedans, ætthöfðingjar Laedansættar Gersoníta, Jehíelítar,

22 niðjar Jehíelíta, Setam og Jóel bróðir hans höfðu umsjón með fjársjóðum í húsi Drottins.

23 Að því er snertir Amramíta, Jíseharíta, Hebroníta og Ússíelíta,

24 þá var Sebúel Gersómsson, Mósesonar, yfirumsjónarmaður yfir fjársjóðunum.

25 Og að því er snertir frændur þeirra frá Elíeser, þá var Rehabja sonur hans, hans son Jesaja, hans son Jóram, hans son Sikrí, hans son Selómít.

26 Höfðu þeir Selómít þessi og bræður hans umsjón með öllum helgigjafafjársjóðunum, þeim er Davíð konungur og ætthöfðingjarnir, þúsundhöfðingjarnir og hundraðshöfðingjarnir og herforingjarnir höfðu helgað _

27 úr ófriði og af herfangi höfðu þeir helgað það til þess að endurbæta með musteri Drottins,

28 og allt, er Samúel sjáandi, Sál Kísson, Abner Nersson og Jóab Serújuson höfðu helgað, allt hið helgaða, var undir umsjón Selómíts og bræðra hans.

29 Af Jíseharítum höfðu þeir Kenanja og synir hans á hendi hin veraldlegu störf í Ísrael, sem embættismenn og dómarar.

30 Af Hebronítum höfðu þeir Hasabja og frændur hans, dugandi menn, seytján hundruð alls, á hendi stjórnarstörf Ísraels hérna megin Jórdanar, að vestanverðu. Stóðu þeir fyrir öllum störfum Drottins og þjónustu konungs.

31 Til Hebroníta taldist Jería, höfðingi Hebroníta eftir kyni þeirra og ættum _ voru þeir kannaðir á fertugasta ríkisári Davíðs, og fundust meðal þeirra hinir röskustu menn í Jaser í Gíleað _

32 og frændur hans, röskir menn, tvö þúsund og sjö hundruð ætthöfðingjar alls. Setti Davíð konungur þá yfir Rúbensniðja, Gaðsniðja og hálfa kynkvísl Manasseniðja, að því er snertir öll erindi Guðs og erindi konungsins.

The Gatekeepers

26 The divisions of the gatekeepers:(A)

From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

Meshelemiah had sons:

Zechariah(B) the firstborn,

Jediael the second,

Zebadiah the third,

Jathniel the fourth,

Elam the fifth,

Jehohanan the sixth

and Eliehoenai the seventh.

Obed-Edom also had sons:

Shemaiah the firstborn,

Jehozabad the second,

Joah the third,

Sakar the fourth,

Nethanel the fifth,

Ammiel the sixth,

Issachar the seventh

and Peullethai the eighth.

(For God had blessed Obed-Edom.(C))

Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men. 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.

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.

10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),(D) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.

12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering(E) in the temple of the Lord, just as their relatives had. 13 Lots(F) were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

14 The lot for the East Gate(G) fell to Shelemiah.[a] Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah,(H) a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. 15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom,(I) and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons. 16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah.

Guard was alongside of guard: 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. 18 As for the court[b] to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court[c] itself.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.(J)

The Treasurers and Other Officials

20 Their fellow Levites(K) were[d] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.(L)

21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite,(M) were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries(N) of the temple of the Lord.

23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:(O)

24 Shubael,(P) a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith(Q) his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated(R) by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord. 28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer(S) 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.

29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges(T) over Israel.

30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah(U) 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. 31 As for the Hebronites,(V) Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth(W) year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32 Jeriah had twenty-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.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:14 A variant of Meshelemiah
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  3. 1 Chronicles 26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  4. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was