ULT 1CH chapter 26

26 For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph[fn]. 2 And to Meshelemiah[fn] sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4 And to Obed Edom sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sakar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. 6 And to Shemaiah his son were born sons, rulers in the house of their fathers; for mighty ones of strength they were. 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad his brothers, sons of strength, Elihu and Semakiah. 8 All these from the sons of Obed Edom. They and their sons and their brothers, men of strength with power for service, 62 of Obed Edom. 9 And to Meshelemiah sons and brothers, sons of strength, 18. 10 And to Hosah, from the sons of Merari, sons: Shimri the head, although he was not firstborn, and his father set him as head, 11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and brothers to Hosah, 13.

12 To these divisions of the gatekeepers, to the head males a charge just like their brothers to minister in the house of Yahweh. 13 And they cast lots, like small like great, according to the house of their fathers for gate and gate. 14 And the lot fell to the east, to Shelemiah[fn] and Zechariah his son, an advisor with insight. And they cast lots and his lot went to the north. 15 To Obed Edom to the south, and to his sons, the house of stores. 16 To Shuppim and to Hosah, to the west with the gate of Shalleketh on the road that goes up; a guard alongside a guard. 17 To the east six Levites, to the north per day four, to the south per day four, and to the stores two by two. 18 At the colonnade to the west, four at the highway, two at the colonnade.[fn] 19 These, the divisions of the gatekeepers for the sons of the Korahites and for the sons of Merari.

20 And the Levites, Ahijah over the treasuries of the house of God and of the treasuries of the sacred things. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother, over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh. 23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: 24 And Shubael the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, a leader over the treasuries, 25 and his brothers; to Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26 This Shelomith and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the sacred things which David the king consecrated, and the heads of the fathers, of the chiefs of thousands and hundreds, and the chiefs of the army. 27 From battles and from plunder they consecrated to strengthen the house of Yahweh. 28 And all Samuel the seer consecrated, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah. All the sacred things were under the hand of Shelomith and his brothers.

29 Of the Izharites, Kenaniah and his sons to the work of the outside for Israel as officers and judges. 30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, sons of strength, 1,700, over appointment of Israel from beyond the Jordan to the west for all the work of Yahweh and for the service of the king. 31 Of the Hebronites, Jeriah the head of the Hebronites according to his generations of fathers. In the 40th year of the reign of David they were sought out and there were found among them mighty ones of strength in Jazer of Gilead, 32 and his brothers, sons of strength, 2,700 heads of the fathers. And David the king appointed them over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God, and matter of the king.

Asaph is the same person referred to as Ebiasaph in 1 Chronicles 9:19.

Meshelemiah is the same person referred to as Shelemiah in 1 Chronicles 26:14.

Shelemiah is the same person referred to as Meshelemiah in 1 Chronicles 26:2.

The word translated “colonnade” is transliterated in some versions as “parbar.” This word appears only here and in 2 Kings 23:11 in the Old Testament. The meaning of this word was not clear for a long time, but was helped by the Temple Scroll in the Dead Sea Scrolls. See Klein 2006:493 and HALOT 3:962.

ULT 1CH Chapter 26