1 Eis as categorias de porteiros: Dos coritas: Meselemia, filho deCoré, dentre os filhos de Asaf.

2 Filhos de Meselemia: Zacarias, o primogênito; Jadiel, o segundo; Zabadias, o terceiro; Jatanael, o quarto;

3 Elão, o quinto; Joanã, o sexto; Elioenai, o sétimo.

4 Filhos de Obededom: Semeías, o primogênito; Jozabad, o segundo; Joaa, o terceiro; Sacar, o quarto; Natanael, o quinto;

5 Amiel, o sexto; Issacar, o sétimo; Folati, o oitavo; porque Deus tinha abençoado a Obededom.

6 Semeías, seu filho, teve filhos que se tornaram chefes de famílias, porque eram homens valorosos.

7 Os filhos de Semeías foram: Otni, Rafael, Obed, Elzabad e seus irmãos, homens valentes, Eliú e Samaquias.

8 Descendentes de Obededom, todos estes homens, assim como seus filhos e seus irmãos, homens distinguidos e qualificados para o serviço; eram ao todo sessenta e dois.

9 Meselemia tinha filhos e irmãos, homens capazes, ao número de dezoito.

10 Hosa, dos filhos de Merari, tinha por filhos Semri, o chefe; não era o mais velho, mas seu pai fizera dele chefe; Helcias, o segundo; Tabelias, o terceiro; Zacarias, o quarto.

11 Os filhos e irmãos de Hosa eram treze ao todo.

12 A estas classes de porteiros, aos chefes destes homens e a seus irmãos foram confiadas as funções para o serviço do templo.

13 Deitaram sorte para cada porta, pequenas e grandes, segundo suas famílias.

14 Do lado do oriente, a sorte tocou a Selemias. Tirou-se a sorte a Zacarias, seu filho, que era um sábio conselheiro, e a sorte lhe atribuiu o lado norte.

15 O lado sul tocou a Obededom, e a casa dos depósitos de provisões a seus filhos.

16 A Sefim e a Hosa coube o lado oeste, com a porta Schalequet, no caminho que sobe; uma guarda estava defronte à outra.

17 Ao oriente, havia seis levitas; ao norte, quatro por dia; ao sul, quatro por dia e nos armazéns, quatro, dois a dois;

18 do lado das dependências, a oeste, quatro no caminho, e dois nas dependências.

19 Tais são as classes de porteiros, dentre os filhos dos coritas e os filhos de Merari.

20 Os levitas, seus irmãos, tinham a guarda dos tesouros do templo e dos tesouros das coisas sagradas.

21 Dentre os filhos de Ledã, a saber, os filhos dos gersonitas, descendentes de Ledã, chefes das famílias de Ledã, o gersonita, era Jeiel;

22 os filhos de Jeiel, Zatã e Joel, seu irmão, tinham a guarda dos tesouros da casa de Deus.

23 Dentre os amranitas, os isaaritas, os hebronitas e os ozielitas,

24 era Subael, filho de Gerson, filho de Moisés, o intendente chefe dos tesouros.

25 Dentre seus irmãos, descendentes de Eliezer, cujo filho foi Raabia, cujo filho foi Isaías, e filho deste, Jorão, e filho deste, Zecri, e filho deste, Selemit;

26 eram Selemit e seus irmãos que administravam todos os tesouros das coisas santas, consagradas pelo rei Davi, pelos chefes de famílias, chefes de milhares e de centenas, e chefes do exército:

27 eles os tinham consagrado, do despojo da guerra, para a manutenção do templo.

28 Tudo o que tinha consagrado Samuel, o vidente, Saul, filho de Cis, Abner, filho de Ner, Joab, filho de Sarvia, tudo estava posto sob a guarda de Salemit e de seus irmãos.

29 Dentre os isaaritas, estavam postos à frente dos serviços exteriores em Israel, como escribas e magistrados, Conenias e seus filhos.

30 Hasabias, da família de Hebron, e seus irmãos, homens de valor, em número de mil e setecentos, faziam a inspeção de Israel, do outro lado do Jordão, a oeste, para todos os negócios religiosos e civis.

31 Quanto aos hebronitas, cujo chefe era Jeria, fez-se, no quadragésimo ano do reinado de Davi, pesquisas sobre suas genealogias e suas famílias, e foram encontrados entre eles homens de valor, em Jabes, de Galaad.

32 Jeria e seus irmãos, homens de valor, eram em número de dois mil e setecentos chefes de família. O rei Davi os estabeleceu sobre os rubenitas, sobre os gaditas e sobre a meia tribo de Manssés, para todos os negócios religiosos e civis.

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, Sakar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth. (For God had blessed Obed-Edom.)

6 Obed-Edom's 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, 62 in all.

9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men —18 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 13 in all.

12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the LORD, 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 the LORD.

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

24 Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries.

25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri 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 the LORD.

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 the LORD 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.