1 Para as turmas dos porteiros: dos coraítas: Meselemias, filho de Coré, dos filhos de Asafe.2 Foram os filhos de Meselemias: Zacarias, o primogênito, Jediael, o segundo, Zebadias, o terceiro, e Jatniel, o quarto;3 Elão, o quinto, Joanã, o sexto, e Elioenai, o sétimo.4 Os filhos de Obede-Edom: Semaías, o primogênito, Jozabade, o segundo, Joá, o terceiro, Sacar, o quarto, Natanael, o quinto;5 Amiel, o sexto, Issacar, o sétimo, e Peuletai, o oitavo; porque Deus o abençoou.6 Também a seu filho Semaías nasceram filhos que dominavam sobre a casa de seu pai; porque eram ilustres em valor.7 Os filhos de Semaías: Otni, Rafael, Obede e Elzabade, cujos irmãos, Eliú e Semaquias, eram homens valentes.8 Todos estes eram dos filhos de Obede-Edom. Eles e seus filhos e irmãos, homens cheios de poder e força para o serviço, eram sessenta e dois.9 Os filhos e irmãos de Meselemias, homens valentes, foram dezoito.10 Também de Hosa, dos filhos de Merari, foram filhos: Sinri, o chefe (pois ainda que não era o primogênito, contudo seu pai o constituiu chefe),11 Hilquias, o segundo, Tebelias, o terceiro, e Zacarias, o quarto. Todos os filhos e irmãos de Hosa eram treze.12 Destes se fizeram as turmas dos porteiros, a saber, dos homens principais, tendo cargos como seus irmãos, para servirem na casa de Jeová.13 Deitaram sortes, tanto o pequeno como o grande, segundo as suas famílias, para cada porta.14 Caiu a sorte do lado do oriente a Selemias. Depois por seu filho Zacarias, conselheiro discreto, se lançou a sorte; e saiu-lhe a sorte do lado do norte.15 A Obede-Edom a do lado do sul; e a seus filhos a casa de depósitos.16 A Supim e Hosa a do lado do ocidente, junto à porta de Salecete, perto da estrada que sobe: uma guarda defronte de outra guarda.17 Ao oriente seis levitas, ao norte quatro por dia, ao sul quatro por dia, e para a casa de depósitos dois num lugar e dois noutro.18 Para Parbar ao ocidente, quatro junto à estrada, e dois junto a Parbar.19 Estas eram as turmas dos porteiros, dos filhos dos coraítas e dos filhos de Merari.20 Dos levitas Aías tinha cargo dos tesouros da casa de Deus, e dos tesouros das coisas sagradas.21 Os filhos de Ladã, os filhos dos gersonitas, descendentes de Ladã, cabeças das famílias descendentes de Ladã gersonita: Jeieli.22 Os filhos de Jeieli: Zetã e seu irmão Joel, guardas dos tesouros da casa de Jeová.23 Dos anramitas, dos izaritas, dos hebronitas, dos uzielitas24 era Sebuel, filho de Gérson, filho de Moisés, superintendente dos tesouros.25 Seus irmãos: de Eliezer foi filho Reabias, de quem foi filho Jesaías, de quem foi filho Jorão, de quem foi filho Zicri, de quem foi filho Selomote.26 Este Selomote e seus irmãos tinham a seu cargo todos os tesouros das coisas sagradas, que o rei Davi e os cabeças das famílias, capitães de mil e de centenas, e capitães do exército, tinham consagrado.27 Dos despojos das guerras consagraram uma parte para consertarem a casa de Jeová.28 Tudo quanto tinham consagrado o vidente Samuel, Saul, filho de Quis, Abner, filho de Ner, e Joabe, filho de Zeruia (todos os que tinham consagrado alguma coisa), tudo foi posto nas mãos de Selomote e de seus irmãos.29 Dos izaritas, Quenanias e seus filhos foram postos sobre Israel para os negócios de fora como oficiais e juízes.30 Dos hebronitas, Hasabias e seus irmãos, homens valentes, mil e setecentos, tinham a seu cargo a Israel além do Jordão para o ocidente, em todos os negócios de Jeová e no serviço do rei.31 Jerijá era chefe dos hebronitas, segundo as suas gerações por famílias. No ano quadragésimo do reinado de Davi foram procurados, e acharam- se entre eles em Jazer de Gileade homens ilustres em valor.32 Seus irmãos, homens valentes, foram dois mil e setecentos, cabeças de famílias, a quem o rei Davi constituiu superintendentes sobre os rubenitas, os gaditas e a meia tribo dos manassitas em todos os negócios de Deus e em todos os negócios do rei.

1 The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth and Eliehoenai the seventh.4 Obed-Edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-Edom.6 His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men.7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.8 All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work, descendants of Obed-Edom, sixty-two in all.9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men, eighteen in all.10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first,11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the Temple of Jehovah, just as their relatives had.13 Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.14 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom, and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons.16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah. Guard was alongside of guard:17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.18 As for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court itself.19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of Jehovah.23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:24 Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zicri his son and Shelomith his son.26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders.27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the Temple of Jehovah.28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, seventeen hundred able men, were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of Jehovah and for the king’s service.31 As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead.32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.