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The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah 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, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

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

Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.

Shemaiah's sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.

⁸All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work—62 from Obed-edom.

Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18.

Hosah,^(a) from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

¹¹Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were 13 in all.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord 's temple, just as their brothers did.

They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.^(b)

The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah.^[a] They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.

Obed-edom's was the south gate, and his sons' lot was for the storehouses;

it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.

There were six Levites each day^[b] on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.

As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.

Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.

From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God's temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.^(c)

From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord 's temple.

From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

Shebuel, a descendant of Moses' son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.^[c]

This Shelomith^[d] and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David,^(d) by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord 's temple.

All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith^[e] and his brothers.

From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties^(e) as officers and judges^(f) over Israel.

From the Hebronites: Hashabiah^(g) and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king.

From the Hebronites: Jerijah^(h) was the head of the Hebronites, according to the genealogical records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David's reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer⁽ⁱ⁾ in Gilead.

There were among Jerijah's relatives, 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.^(j)

This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout^[a] the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division,^(a) for the first month; 24,000 were in his division.

³He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division.

The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; 24,000 were in his division.

⁶This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge^[b] of his division.

The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab's brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel's family;^[c] 24,000 were in his division.

The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel: For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

for the Levites, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

for Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;

for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah; for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;

for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham. Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.^(b)

David didn't count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.^(c)

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn't complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census,^(d) and the number was not entered in the Historical Record^[d] of King David.

Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields tilling the soil.

Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees^(e) in the Judean foothills.^[e] Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon,^(f) while Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

Jaziz the Hagrite^(g) was in charge of the flocks. All these were officials in charge of King David's property.

David's uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of understanding and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended^[f] the king's sons.

Ahithophel^(h) was the king's counselor. Hushai⁽ⁱ⁾ the Archite was the king's friend.

After Ahithophel came Jehoiada son of Benaiah,^(j) then Abiathar.^(k) Joab was the commander of the king's army.^(l)