1 Chronicles 26:1-19

The Porters and Overseers

26¹ The teams of security guards were from the family of Korah: Meshelemiah son of Kore (one of the sons of Asaph). ² Meshelemiah's sons were Zechariah, the firstborn, followed by Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, ³ Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai - seven sons. ⁴ Obed-Edom's sons were Shemaiah, the firstborn, followed by Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel, ⁵ Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai - God blessed him with eight sons. ⁶ His son Shemaiah had sons who provided outstanding leadership in the family: ⁷ Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also exceptional. ⁸ These all came from the line of Obed-Edom - all of them outstanding and strong. There were sixty-two of them. ⁹ Meshelemiah had eighteen sons and relatives who were outstanding. ¹⁰ The sons of Hosah the Merarite were Shimri (he was not the firstborn but his father made him first), ¹¹ then Hilkiah, followed by Tabaliah and Zechariah. Hosah accounted for thirteen. ¹² These teams of security guards, supervised by their leaders, kept order in The Temple of God, keeping up the traditions of their ancestors. ¹³ They were all assigned to their posts by the same method regardless of the prominence of their families - each picked his gate assignment from a hat. ¹⁴ Shelemiah was assigned to the East Gate; his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, got the North Gate. ¹⁵ Obed-Edom got the South Gate; and his sons pulled duty at the storehouse. ¹⁶ Shuppim and Hosah were posted to the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the high road. ¹⁷ six Levites per day on the east, four per day on the north and on the south, and two at a time at the storehouse. ¹⁸ At the open court to the west, four guards were posted on the road and two at the court. ¹⁹ These are the teams of security guards from the sons of Korah and Merari. Financial Affairs: Accountants and Bookkeepers