Divisions of the Gatekeepers
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As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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And Meshelemiah had sons: g Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
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Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
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And h Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, i for God blessed him.
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Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.
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The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.
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All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
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And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
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And j Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
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These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.
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And they cast lots by fathers' houses, k small and great alike, for their gates.
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The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.
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Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted l the gatehouse.
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For Shuppim and j Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.
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On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.
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And for the n colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.
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These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:21
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
1 Chronicles 15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
1 Chronicles 16:38
And also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:14
And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had.
2 Samuel 6:11
And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:38
And also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:8
And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
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Cross References
Nehemiah 12:25
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.
2 Chronicles 25:24
And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:10
And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief).
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Cross References
2 Kings 23:11
And he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts. And he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
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