¹For the divisions of the gatekeepers, the lot fell to the Korhites. Meshelemiah was the son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph, ²and the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, ³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. ⁴And the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third and Sacar the fourth and Nethaneel the fifth, ⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. ⁶And to Shemaiah his son several sons were born who were rulers in their paternal house, for they were valiant warriors. ⁷The sons of Shemaiah were Othni and Rephael and Obed-Elzebad, whose brothers were valiant men: Elihu and Semachiah. ⁸All those were of the sons of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and their brothers, valiant men with strength for the work, were sixty-two in number, of Obed-Edom's line. ⁹And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers – men of valour – eighteen in number. ¹⁰And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for although he was not the firstborn, his father appointed him as head; ¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen in number. ¹²To these the divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned, that is to the heads of the men who were assigned guard duties in the same way as their brothers, in serving in the house of the Lord. ¹³And they cast lots, in the same way for the small as for the great, in their paternal house, for each gate. ¹⁴And the lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a prudent counsellor, and his lot fell on the north. ¹⁵To Obed-Edom the lot was in the south, and to his sons the lot was for the storehouses. ¹⁶To Shuppim and Hosah the lot was for the west with the Shallecheth Gate at the embankment for the ascent, with guard post adjoining guard post. ¹⁷For the east there were six Levites; for the north there were four, for the day; for the south four, for the day; and for the storehouses, two each. ¹⁸In the suburbs to the west, there were four for the embankment and two for the suburbs. ¹⁹These were the divisions of the gatekeepers assigned to the sons of the Korhites and to the sons of Merari. ²⁰And to the Levites the lot was for Ahijah to be over the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the holy places. ²¹The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonite, of Ladan – the paternal heads of Ladan the Gershonite – were Jehieli and his line, ²²and the sons of Jehieli were Zetham and Joel his brother, who were appointed to be over the treasuries of the house of the Lord. ²³Alongside the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites, ²⁴there was Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, who was the overseer of the treasuries, ²⁵and there were his brothers the sons of Eliezer who were Rehabiah his son and Isaiah his son and Joram his son and Zichri his son and Shelomith his son. ²⁶He is Shelomith who with his brothers was appointed over all the treasuries of the holy places which King David and the paternal heads of the commanders of a thousand and the commanders of a hundred, who were commanders of the army, had consecrated. ²⁷They consecrated things from the wars and from spoil for the enhancement of the house of the Lord. ²⁸And everything that Samuel the seer had consecrated, or Saul the son of Kish, or Abner the son of Ner, or Joab the son of Zeruiah, or from anyone who consecrated anything – it was under the protection of Shelomith and his brothers. ²⁹The lot for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons, was for the external work concerning Israel, for officials and for judges. ³⁰The lot for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers – valiant men, one thousand seven hundred of them according to the census of Israel – was on the side of the Jordan to the west, for all craftsmanship for the Lord and for the king's work. ³¹The lot was for the Hebronites, with Jerijah the head, for the Hebronite according to his paternal lineage. In the fortieth year of David's reign the lineage was consulted, and there were found among them valiant warriors in Jazer-Gilead. ³²And his brothers – valiant men – were two thousand seven hundred paternal heads, and King David appointed them over the Reubenites and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, in every matter of God, and concern of the king.