I Chronicles 26 Duties of the Gatekeepers

 I Chronicles 26

Duties of the Gatekeepers

1 As for the divisions of the gatekeepers, of the Korahites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2 The sons of Meshelemiah were: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebediah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elionai the seventh.

4 The sons of Obed-Edom were: Shemaiah the firstborn, Josabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God had blessed him.

6 Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who ruled over their father's house; for they were mighty men of valor.

7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, with their brothers, mighty men of valor, Elihu and Shemakiah.

8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brothers, mighty men of valor for the service: in all, sixty-two of Obed-Edom.

9 And the sons and brothers of Meshelemiah, mighty men of valor, were eighteen.

10 And of Hosah, of the sons of Merari, his sons were: Shimri the chief (although he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.

12 Of these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief of the men of the guard, with their brothers, to minister in the house of the Lord. 

13 And they cast lots, both small and great, according to their fathers' houses, for each gate.

14 And the lot for the east fell to Shelemiah; and the lot was cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and he had the lot for the north.

15 And the lot for the south to Obed-Edom, and his sons the treasury.

16 And Shuppim and Hosah on the west, with the gate of Salecheth, by the way of the ascent: one guard opposite the other.

17 And on the east were six Levites: on the north four a day, and on the south four a day, and at the treasury two by two.

18 And at Parbar on the west, four by the way, and two by Parbar.

19 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahites, and among the sons of Merari.