1 For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.

2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the oldest, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the oldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for the blessing of God was on him.

6 And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.

7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni and Rephael and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were great men of war, Elihu and Semachiah.

8 All these were sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men and strong for the work; sixty-two sons of Obed-edom.

9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen able men.

10 And Hosah, a son of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the oldest, his father made him chief);

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: Hosah had thirteen sons and brothers.

12 Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.

13 And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.

14 And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.

15 To Obed-edom, that on the south; and to his sons, the store-house.

16 To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch.

17 On the east were six Levites a day, and on the north and the south four a day, and for the store-house two and two.

18 For the pillared way, on the west, four at the footway and two at the pillared way itself.

19 These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.

20 And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.

21 The sons of Ladan: sons of the Gershonites of the family of Ladan, heads of families of Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli.

22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel, his brother, had the care of the stores of the house of the Lord.

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 controller of the stores.

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

26 Shelomoth and his brothers were responsible for all the store of holy things which David the king and the heads of families, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army, had given to the Lord.

27 From the goods taken in war, they gave, as a holy offering, materials for the building of the house of the Lord.

28 And everything Samuel the prophet and Saul, the son of Kish, and Abner, the son of Ner, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had made holy; whatever anyone had given, it was under the care of Shelomoth and his brothers.

29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had to do all the public business of Israel, in relation to judges and men in authority.

30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, seventeen hundred able men, were overseers of Israel on the other side of the Jordan, to the west, being responsible for all the work of the Lord's house and for the work done by the king's servants.

31 Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of all the Hebronites, in their generations by families. In the fortieth year of the rule of David a search was made, and able men were seen among them at Jazer of Gilead.

32 And his brothers were two thousand, seven hundred able men, heads of families, whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in everything to do with God, and for the king's business.

1 Os porteiros do templo pertenciam à divisão de Asafe, do clã de Coré. O chefe deles era Meselemias, filho de Coré.

2 Os seus auxiliares eram os seus filhos: Zacarias, o mais velho; Jediael, o segundo; Zebadias, o terceiro; Jatniel, o quarto; Elão, o quinto; Joanã, o sexto; Elioenai, o sétimo.

4 Os filhos de Obede-Edom também foram designados para porteiros do templo: Semaías, o mais velho; Jeozabade, o segundo; Joá, o terceiro; Sacar, o quarto; Netanel, o quinto; Amiel, o sexto; Issacar, o sétimo; Peuletai, o oitavo. Que bênção Deus lhe deu com todos estes filhos!

6 Os filhos de Semaías eram todos homens notáveis e tinham posições de grande autoridade no seu clã. Eram seus nomes: Otni, Refael, Obede e Elzabade. Os seus irmãos, Eliú e Semaquias, foram também homens muito capazes.

12 As divisões dos porteiros do templo indicavam-se segundo os nomes dos chefes. À semelhança dos outros levitas, o serviço que faziam era no templo. Tinham a função da guarda das várias entradas; e eram escolhidos por sorteio, sem se olhar nem a quem, nem a que família pertenciam.

14 A responsabilidade da guarda da porta oriental coube a Selemias e ao seu grupo; a da entrada do norte ao seu filho Zacarias, um homem de bom discernimento; da entrada do sul a Obede-Edom e ao seu grupo (aos seus filhos foi entregue o cuidado dos armazéns); a porta ocidental e a porta Salequete, que dava para o caminho que subia, ficou à responsabilidade de Supim e a Hosa.

17 Seis porteiros eram escalados diariamente para a porta oriental, quatro para a do norte, quatro para a do sul e dois para cada armazém. Seis porteiros eram escalados diariamente para a porta do oeste, quatro para o lado do caminho que subia, e dois para as áreas próximas. Os guardas do templo eram escolhidos dos clãs de Coré e de Merari.

20 A outros levitas, chefiados por Aías, foi dado o cargo de velarem pelos dons trazidos ao Senhor e que eram colocados no tesouro do templo. Estes homens, de Ladã, um sub-clã de Gerson, eram entre outros Zetão e Joel, filhos de Jeieli. Sebuel (filho de Gerson e neto de Moisés) era o guarda-mor do tesouro. Tinha responsabilidade sobre as divisões do nome de Amrão, Izar, Hebron e Uziel.

25 A linha de descendentes de Eliezer passava por Reabias, Jesaías, Jorão, Zicri e Selomote. Selomote e os seus irmãos cuidavam dos dons trazidos ao Senhor pelo rei David e os outros líderes da nação, tais como governantes e oficiais do exército. Estes homens consagraram os despojos das guerras ao suporte dos encargos com o templo.

28 Selomote e os seus irmãos eram também responsáveis pela manutenção de tudo quanto fora dedicado ao Senhor pelo profeta Samuel, por Saul (filho de Cis), por Abner (filho de Ner), por Joabe (filho de Zeruía).

29 Quenanias e os seus filhos - do sub-clã de Izar - foram designados como administradores públicos e como juízes. Hasabias e 1.700 da gente do seu clã de Hebrom, todos pessoas destacadas, foram postos como supervisores do território de Israel a oeste do rio Jordão; eram pois responsáveis pelos assuntos religiosos e de administração pública nessa área. Dois mil e setecentos homens competentes, do clã dos hebronitas, sob o controlo de Jerias, ficaram com o cargo dos assuntos religiosos e de administração pública nas tribos de Rúben, Gad e da meia-tribo de Manassés. Estes homens, todos bem qualificados, foram nomeados na base dos seus antepassados e da sua habilidade, em Jazer de Gileade, no quadragésimo ano do reinado de David.