1 Chronicles 26

2and for Mosellamia were Zacharias, the first-born; Jadiel the second, Zabadia the third, Jenuel the fourth,

3Jolam the fifth, Jonathan the sixth, Elionai the seventh,

4Abdedom the eighth; and the sons of Abdedom were, Samaias the first-born, Jozabath the second, Joath the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathaniel the fifth,

5Amiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Philathi the eighth; because God had blessed him,

6therefore for Samaias his son there were born sons of his first-born, Rosai, to make his a patriarchal house,

7because the Samaites had heads of families, namely Othni and Raphael, and Obed and Elzabeth, and Achiud, mighty sons, Eliu and Sabachia, and Isbakom,

8all descendants of the sons of Abdedom, they and their sons and their brethren, acting as heads of families in the service. All the sons of Abdedom were sixty-two.

9And the sons of Mosellamia with their brethren, were eighteen heads of families.

10Osa, also of the children of Merari, had sons who kept up his chieftancy. Because he was not first-born, therefore his father made him chief of the second branch.

11Chelkias was the second, Tablai the third, Zacharias the fourth. All the sons and brethren of Osa were thirteen.

13And they cast lots, the junior as well as the senior, according to the houses of their families for their respective gates.

14And the lot for the eastern gate fell to Selemia and Zacharias. The sons of Joaz having cast lots, the north gate fell to Melchia;

15and to Abdedom the south gate over against the house of Esephim;

16to Osa that to the west, behind the gate of the chamber of ascent, guard being over against guard.

17Eastward there were six a day, northward four a day, southward four a day, and two for Esephim to relieve each other;

18and for Osa westward behind the gate of the chamber, three, a watch over against the watch of the ascent. On the east six a day, and on the north four, and on the south four, and at Esephim two to relieve each other, and at the west four, and for the causeway two to relieve each other.

19These distributions of the guards of the gates were among the Korites and the Merarites.

21these were Ladanites, the sons of Ladan the Gersonite—the heads of families belonging to Ladan. To Ladan the Gersonite belonged Jeiel,

22the sons of Jeiel—Zethom and Joel. These brethren were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

24Subael son of Gersam, son of Moses, was over the treasures.

25And to his brother Eliezer belonged Rabias a son, and Josias and Joram, and Zechri and Salomoth.

26This Salomoth and his brethren were over the treasures of the dedicated things, which were dedicated by David the king and by the chiefs of families, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and generals of the army,

27which they had taken from the cities and from the spoils won in battle, and of which they had dedicated a part, that the building of the house of God might not be delayed.

28They had the charge also of all the dedications made to God by Samuel the prophet, and by Saul son of Kis, and by Abenner son of Ner, and Joab son of Saruia. All that they dedicated was under the care of Salomoth and his brethren.

30And of the Chebronites, Asabias and his brethren, heads of subordinate families, amounting to seventeen hundred, had the oversight of Israel on the western bank of the Jordan, for every service of the Lord and every work of the king.

31With regard to the Ozielites, Ourias was the chief of the Ozielites, according to their genealogies by families. In the fortieth year of the king’s reign they were reviewed, and the head man among them was found at Jazer of Galaaditis.

32And his brethren, the heads of subordinate families, were two thousand seven hundred. And King David set them over the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the half of the tribe of Manasses, for every ordinance of the Lord and every affair of the king.