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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.
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Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work.
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Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men.
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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),
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Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. In all there were thirteen members of Hosah's family who were Temple guards.
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The Temple guards were divided into groups, according to families, and they were assigned duties in the Temple, just as the other Levites were.
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Each family, regardless of size, drew lots to see which gate it would be responsible for.
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Shelemiah drew the east gate, and his son Zechariah, a man who always gave good advice, drew the north gate.
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Obed Edom was allotted the south gate, and his sons were allotted to guard the storerooms.
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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.
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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.
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Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself.
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This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.
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Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.
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Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel.
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Ladan's two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the Temple treasury and storerooms.
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Duties were also assigned to the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Shebuel, of the clan of Moses' son Gershom, was the chief official responsible for the Temple treasury.
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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.
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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.