The Temple Guards
1 These are the assignments of work for the Levites who served as Temple guards. From the clan of Korah there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Asaph. 2 He had seven sons, listed in order of age: Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, 3 Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 There was also Obed Edom, whom God blessed by giving him eight sons, listed in order of age: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sachar, Nethanel, 5 Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai.
6-7 Obed Edom's oldest son, Shemaiah, had six sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were important men in their clan because of their great ability; the last two were especially talented.
8 Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work.
9 Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men.
10 From the clan of Merari there was Hosah, who had four sons: Shimri (his father made him the leader, even though he was not the oldest son), 11 Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. In all there were thirteen members of Hosah's family who were Temple guards.
12 The Temple guards were divided into groups, according to families, and they were assigned duties in the Temple, just as the other Levites were. 13 Each family, regardless of size, drew lots to see which gate it would be responsible for. 14 Shelemiah drew the east gate, and his son Zechariah, a man who always gave good advice, drew the north gate. 15 Obed Edom was allotted the south gate, and his sons were allotted to guard the storerooms. 16 Shuppim and Hosah were allotted the west gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road. Guard duty was divided into assigned periods, one after another. 17 On the east, six guards were on duty each day, on the north, four, and on the south, four. Four guards were stationed at the storerooms daily, two at each storeroom. 18 Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself. 19 This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.
Other Temple Duties
20 Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God. 21 Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel. 22 Ladan's two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the Temple treasury and storerooms.
23 Duties were also assigned to the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
24 Shebuel, of the clan of Moses' son Gershom, was the chief official responsible for the Temple treasury. 25 Through Gershom's brother Eliezer he was related to Shelomith. Eliezer was the father of Rehabiah, who was the father of Jeshaiah, the father of Joram, the father of Zichri, the father of Shelomith. 26 Shelomith and the members of his family were in charge of all the gifts dedicated to God by King David, the heads of families, leaders of clan groups, and army officers. 27 They took some of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated it for use in the Temple. 28 Shelomith and his family were in charge of everything that had been dedicated for use in the Temple, including the gifts brought by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah.
Duties of Other Levites
29 Among the descendants of Izhar, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned administrative duties: keeping records and settling disputes for the people of Israel.
30 Among the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and seventeen hundred of his relatives, all outstanding men, were put in charge of the administration of all religious and civil matters in Israel west of the Jordan River. 31 Jeriah was the leader of the descendants of Hebron. In the fortieth year that David was king, an investigation was made of the family line of Hebron's descendants, and outstanding soldiers belonging to this family were found living at Jazer in the territory of Gilead. 32 King David chose twenty-seven hundred outstanding heads of families from Jeriah's relatives and put them in charge of administering all religious and civil matters in Israel east of the Jordan River—the territories of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
1 Un vārtu sargu nodaļā bija: no korahiešiem Mešelemja, Kores dēls, no Asafa dēliem. 2 Un Mešalemjas dēli bija: Zaharja, pirmdzimtais, Jediaēls, otrs, Zebadja, trešais, Jatniēls, ceturtais, 3 Ēlaāms, piektais, Johanans, sestais, Ēlihoenajs, septītais. 4 Un Obed-Edoma dēli bija: Šemaja, pirmdzimtais, Jehozabāds, otrs, Joahs, trešais, Sahars, ceturtais, Netaneēls, piektais, 5 Amiēls, sestais, Isašars, septītais, un Pehuletajs, astotais, jo Dievs bija viņu svētījis. 6 Un arī viņa dēlam Šemajam tika dzemdēti dēli, un viņi bija vadoņi savu tēvu namos, jo viņi bija krietni vīri. 7 Šemajas dēli bija Otnijs, Refaēls, Obeds un Ēlzabāds un viņa brāļi, Ēlihus un Semahja, arī krietni vīri. 8 Šie visi piederēja pie Obed-Edoma dēliem - viņi, viņu dēli un viņu brāļi, krietni vīri, kuriem bija spēks kalpot, kopā sešdesmit divi no Obed-Edoma. 9 Arī Mešelemjam bija dēli un brāļi, spēcīgi vīri, pavisam astoņpadsmit. 10 Un Hosam, no Merārija dēliem, bija dēli: Šimrijs bija galvenais; kaut gan viņš nebija pirmdzimtais, taču viņa tēvs to iecēla par galveno; 11 Hilkija, otrs, Tebalja, trešais, Zaharja, ceturtais; visu Hosas dēlu un brāļu kopā bija trīspadsmit. 12 Šiem vārtu sargu nodaļu galvenajiem vīriem, tāpat kā viņu brāļiem, bija pienākums kalpot Tā Kunga namā. 13 Un tie meta meslus, kā mazais, tā lielais, pēc saviem tēvu namiem, par katriem vārtiem. 14 Un meslu zīme austrumu virzienā krita Šelemjam; arī viņa dēlam Zaharjam, kas bija gudrs padoma devējs, tie meta meslus, un viņu meslu zīme krita ziemeļu virzienā; 15 Obed-Edomam - dienvidu virzienā, bet viņa dēliem pie noliktavas nama. 16 Šupimam un Hosam - rietumu virzienā pie Šalehetas vārtiem uz ceļa, kas ved uz augšu, - sargs pie sarga. 17 Pret austrumiem stāvēja sardzē seši levīti, pret ziemeļiem četri, ik dienas; pret dienvidiem četri, ik dienas, un pie noliktavām - divi un divi. 18 Pie Tempļa piebūves rietumu pusē: četri pie ielas un divi pie Tempļa piebūves. 19 Šīs ir vārtu sargu nodaļas no korahiešu pēcnācējiem un no Merārija pēcnācējiem. 20 Bet no levītiem Ahija bija pār Dieva nama dārgumu krātuvi un pār svētajām mantām; 21 arī Laādana, Geršona dēladēli, Geršona dēla Laādana pēcnācēju tēvu namu galvenie, un Jehiēla pēcnācēji. 22 Un Jehiēla pēcnācēji bija Zetāms un viņa brālis Joēls, kuri bija pār Dieva nama dārgumu krātuvēm. 23 Pie amrāmiešiem, pie jihariešiem, pie hebroniešiem, pie usiēliešiem pieder: 24 Šebuēls, Geršoma dēls, Mozus dēls, Mozus dēladēls, kurš bija pārzinis pār dārgumu krātuvi. 25 Un viņa brāļi no Ēliēzera bija tā dēls Rehabja, tā dēls Jesaja, tā dēls Jorāms, tā dēls Sihrijs, tā dēls Šelomīts. 26 Šis Šelomīts un viņa brāļi bija pār visām svētajām mantām, ko ķēniņš Dāvids bija veltījis kopā ar tēvu namu galveniem un ar visiem virsniekiem pār tūkstošiem un pār simtiem, un ar citiem karaspēka pavēlniekiem. 27 No karu laupījumiem viņi bija tās veltījuši, lai uzturētu Tā Kunga namu. 28 Un viss, ko vien redzētājs Samuēls un Sauls, Kīša dēls, un Abners, Nera dēls, un Joābs, Cerujas dēls, bija veltījuši, - visas šīs veltītās lietas atradās Šelomīta un viņa brāļu pārziņā. 29 No jihariešiem: Kenanja un viņa dēli veica ārlietu pienākumus Israēlā, būdami ierēdņi un tiesneši. 30 Bet no hebroniešiem bija Hašabja un viņa brāļi, krietni vīri, pēc skaita tūkstoš septiņi simti, kam bija pienākums būt pār Israēlu uz vakariem no Jordānas, visos Tā Kunga darbos un kalpošanā ķēniņam. 31 Un hebroniešu galvenais bija Jerija; no hebroniešiem, pēc dzimtām un tēvu namiem, četrdesmitajā Dāvida valdīšanas gadā meklēja un atrada viņu starpā krietnus vīrus Jazerā Gileādā. 32 Arī viņu brāļu, krietnu vīru, bija divi tūkstoši septiņi simti, tēvu namu galvenie, un ķēniņš Dāvids viņus iecēla pār rūbeniešiem, gadiešiem un pār Manases puscilti itin visās lietās - Dieva un ķēniņa lietās.
