1 Chronicles 26:1-19 - The Divisions Of The Gatekeepers

¹ For the divisions of the porters: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. ² And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, 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 first-born, 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 God blessed him. ⁶ Also sons were born to Shemaiah his son, who 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 brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah. ⁸ All these were of the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service, sixty-two of Obed-edom. ⁹ And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen. ¹⁰ Also Hosah, of the sons 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 brothers of Hosah were thirteen.

¹² Of these were the divisions of the porters, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers to minister in the house of LORD. ¹³ And they cast lots, the small as well 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 counselor, 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 goes up, watch against watch.

¹⁷ Eastward were six Levites, four a day northward, four a day southward, and for the store-house two by two. ¹⁸ For Parbar westward, four at the highway, and two at Parbar. ¹⁹ These were the divisions of the porters, of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.