1 Os porteiros do templo pertenciam à divisão de Asafe, do clã de Coré. O chefe deles era Meselemias, filho de Coré.
2 Os seus auxiliares eram os seus filhos: Zacarias, o mais velho; Jediael, o segundo; Zebadias, o terceiro; Jatniel, o quarto; Elão, o quinto; Joanã, o sexto; Elioenai, o sétimo.
4 Os filhos de Obede-Edom também foram designados para porteiros do templo: Semaías, o mais velho; Jeozabade, o segundo; Joá, o terceiro; Sacar, o quarto; Netanel, o quinto; Amiel, o sexto; Issacar, o sétimo; Peuletai, o oitavo. Que bênção Deus lhe deu com todos estes filhos!
6 Os filhos de Semaías eram todos homens notáveis e tinham posições de grande autoridade no seu clã. Eram seus nomes: Otni, Refael, Obede e Elzabade. Os seus irmãos, Eliú e Semaquias, foram também homens muito capazes.
12 As divisões dos porteiros do templo indicavam-se segundo os nomes dos chefes. À semelhança dos outros levitas, o serviço que faziam era no templo. Tinham a função da guarda das várias entradas; e eram escolhidos por sorteio, sem se olhar nem a quem, nem a que família pertenciam.
14 A responsabilidade da guarda da porta oriental coube a Selemias e ao seu grupo; a da entrada do norte ao seu filho Zacarias, um homem de bom discernimento; da entrada do sul a Obede-Edom e ao seu grupo (aos seus filhos foi entregue o cuidado dos armazéns); a porta ocidental e a porta Salequete, que dava para o caminho que subia, ficou à responsabilidade de Supim e a Hosa.
17 Seis porteiros eram escalados diariamente para a porta oriental, quatro para a do norte, quatro para a do sul e dois para cada armazém. Seis porteiros eram escalados diariamente para a porta do oeste, quatro para o lado do caminho que subia, e dois para as áreas próximas. Os guardas do templo eram escolhidos dos clãs de Coré e de Merari.
20 A outros levitas, chefiados por Aías, foi dado o cargo de velarem pelos dons trazidos ao Senhor e que eram colocados no tesouro do templo. Estes homens, de Ladã, um sub-clã de Gerson, eram entre outros Zetão e Joel, filhos de Jeieli. Sebuel (filho de Gerson e neto de Moisés) era o guarda-mor do tesouro. Tinha responsabilidade sobre as divisões do nome de Amrão, Izar, Hebron e Uziel.
25 A linha de descendentes de Eliezer passava por Reabias, Jesaías, Jorão, Zicri e Selomote. Selomote e os seus irmãos cuidavam dos dons trazidos ao Senhor pelo rei David e os outros líderes da nação, tais como governantes e oficiais do exército. Estes homens consagraram os despojos das guerras ao suporte dos encargos com o templo.
28 Selomote e os seus irmãos eram também responsáveis pela manutenção de tudo quanto fora dedicado ao Senhor pelo profeta Samuel, por Saul (filho de Cis), por Abner (filho de Ner), por Joabe (filho de Zeruía).
29 Quenanias e os seus filhos - do sub-clã de Izar - foram designados como administradores públicos e como juízes. Hasabias e 1.700 da gente do seu clã de Hebrom, todos pessoas destacadas, foram postos como supervisores do território de Israel a oeste do rio Jordão; eram pois responsáveis pelos assuntos religiosos e de administração pública nessa área. Dois mil e setecentos homens competentes, do clã dos hebronitas, sob o controlo de Jerias, ficaram com o cargo dos assuntos religiosos e de administração pública nas tribos de Rúben, Gad e da meia-tribo de Manassés. Estes homens, todos bem qualificados, foram nomeados na base dos seus antepassados e da sua habilidade, em Jazer de Gileade, no quadragésimo ano do reinado de David.
1 For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.
2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.
10 Also Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, (for though he wasn't the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the house of Yahweh.
13 And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.
18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
19 These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' [houses] belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Yahweh.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
24 and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was leader over the treasures.
25 And his brothers: of Eliezer [came] Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' [houses], the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
27 They dedicated out of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of Yahweh.
28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated, whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brothers.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Yahweh, and for the service of the king.
31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' [houses]. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.
32 And his brothers, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers' [houses], whom King David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.