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1 Chronicles 26:6-25 American Standard Version (ASV)

6. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

8. All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.

9. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.

10. Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief),

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

12. Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.

13. And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

14. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

15. To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house.

16. To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.

17. Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.

18. For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

19. These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

20. And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

21. The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

22. The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.

23. Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

24. and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures.

25. And his brethren: of Eliezer came Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

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