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Concerning the diuisions of the porters: of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the sonne of Kore, of the sonnes of Asaph.

And the sonnes of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the first borne, Iediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth,

Elam the fifth, Iehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seuenth.

Moreouer the sonnes of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the first borne, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the thirde, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth.

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seuenth, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.

Also vnto Shemaiah his sonne were sonnes borne, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

The sonnes of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men; Elihu, and Semachiah.

All these of the sonnes of Obed-Edom: they and their sonnes and their brethren, able men for strength for the seruice, were threescore and two of Obed-Edom.

And Meshelemiah had sonnes and brethren, strong men, eighteene.

Also Hosah of the children of Merari, had sonnes: Simri the chiefe, (for though he was not the first borne, yet his father made him the chiefe)

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the thirde, Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and brethren of Hosah, were thirteene.

Among these were the diuisions of the porters, euen among the chiefe men, hauing wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

And they cast lots as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers for euery gate.

And the lot Eastward fel to Shelemiah; then for Zechariah his sonne (a wise counseller:) they cast lots, and his lot came out Northward.

To Obed-Edom Southward, and to his sonnes, the house of Asuppim.

To Shuppim and Hosa, the lot came foorth Westward with the gate Shallecheth, by the causey of the going vp, ward against ward.

Eastward were sixe Leuites, Northward foure a day, Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

And Parbar Westward, foure at the causey, and two at Parbar.

These are the diuisions of the porters among the sonnes of Kore, and among the sonnes of Merari.