The Levitical Gatekeepers
1 [The following were] the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
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Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
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Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.
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Obed-edom also 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, and Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.
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Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
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Shemaiah's sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.
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All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work-62 from Obed-edom.
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Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men-18.
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Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were 13 in all.
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These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord's temple, just as their brothers did.
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They cast lots according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike, for each gate.
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The lot for the east [gate] fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north [gate].
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Obed-edom's was the south [gate], and his sons' [lot] was the storehouses;
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for Shuppim and Hosah it was the west [gate] and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway. There were guards stationed at every watch.
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There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.
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As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
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Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.