I Chronicles Chapter 26
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darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
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Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
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— And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: forGod had blessed him.
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And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.
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The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, [and] Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.
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All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
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— And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen.
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— And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;
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Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
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Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah.
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And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward;
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to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
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To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.
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Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two [and] two.
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At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.
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These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.
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And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house ofGod, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
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The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli;
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the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.
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As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites....
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And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasures.
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And his brethren, of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
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This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated
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(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated [them], to maintain the house of Jehovah),
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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: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.
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Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.
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Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.
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Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the head; (as to the Hebronites, according to their families according to the fathers: in the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jaazer in Gilead;)
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and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining toGod, and the affairs of the king.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Divisiones autem ianitorum: de Coritis Meselemia, filius Core, de filiis Asaph.
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Filii Meselemiæ: Zacharias primogenitus, Iadihel secundus, Zabadias tertius, Iathanael quartus,
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Ælam quintus, Iohanan sextus, Elioenai septimus.
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Filii autem Obededom: Semeias primogenitus, Iozabad secundus, Ioaha tertius, Sachar quartus, Nathanael quintus,
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Ammiel sextus, Issachar septimus, Phollathi octavus: quia benedixit illi Dominus.
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Semei autem filio eius nati sunt filii, præfecti familiarum suarum: erant enim viri fortissimi.
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filii ergo Semeiæ: Othni, et Raphael, et Obed, Elzabad, fratres eius viri fortissimi: Eliu quoque, et Samachias.
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Omnes hi, de filiis Obededom: ipsi, et filii, et fratres eorum fortissimi ad ministrandum, sexaginta duo de Obededom.
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Porro Meselemiæ filii, et fratres eorum robustissimi, decem et octo.
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De Hosa autem, id est de filiis Merari: Semri princeps (non enim habuerat primogenitum, et idcirco posuerat eum pater eius in principem)
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Helcias secundus, Tabelias tertius, Zacharias quartus. omnes hi filii, et fratres Hosa, tredecim.
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Hi divisi sunt in ianitores, ut semper principes custodiarum, sicut et fratres eorum ministrarent in domo Domini.
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Missæ sunt ergo sortes ex æquo, et parvis, et magnis, per familias suas in unamquamque portarum.
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Cecidit ergo sors Orientalis, Selemiæ. Porro Zachariæ filio eius, viro prudentissimo, et erudito, sortito obtigit plaga Septentrionalis.
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Obededom vero et filiis eius ad Austrum: in qua parte domus erat seniorum concilium.
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Sephim, et Hosa ad Occidentem, iuxta portam, quæ ducit ad viam ascensionis: custodia contra custodiam.
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Ad Orientem vero Levitæ sex: et ad Aquilonem quattuor per diem: atque ad Meridiem similiter in die quattuor: et ubi erat concilium bini et bini.
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In cellulis quoque ianitorum ad Occidentem quattuor in via, binique per cellulas.
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Hæ sunt divisiones ianitorum filiorum Core, et Merari.
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Porro Achias erat super thesauros domus Dei, et vasa sanctorum.
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Filii Ledan, filii Gersonni: de Ledan principes familiarum, Ledan, et Gersonni, Iehieli.
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Filii Iehieli: Zathan, et Ioel fratres eius super thesauros domus Domini,
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Amramitis, et Isaaritis, et Hebronitis, et Ozihelitis.
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Subael autem filius Gersom, filii Moysi, præpositus thesauris.
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Fratres quoque eius Eliezer, cuius filius Rahabia, et huius filius Isaias, et huius filius Ioram, huius quoque filius Zechri. et huius filius Selemith.
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Ipse Selemith, et fratres eius super thesauros sanctorum, quæ sanctificavit David rex, et principes familiarum, et tribuni, et centuriones, et duces exercitus
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de bellis, et manubiis præliorum, quæ consecraverant ad instaurationem, et supellectilem templi Domini.
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Hæc autem universa sanctificavit Samuel Videns, et Saul filius Cis, et Abner filius Ner, et Ioab filius Sarviæ: omnes, qui sanctificaverant ea per manum Selemith, et fratrum eius.
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Isaaritis vero præerat Chonenias, et filii eius ad opera forinsecus super Israel ad docendum et iudicandum eos.
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Porro de Hebronitis Hasabias, et fratres eius viri fortissimi, mille septingenti præerant Israeli trans Iordanem contra Occidentem, in cunctis operibus Domini, et in ministerium regis.
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Hebronitarum autem princeps fuit Ieria secundum familias et cognationes eorum. Quadragesimo anno regni David recensiti sunt, et inventi sunt viri fortissimi in Iazer Galaad,
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fratresque eius robustioris ætatis, duo millia septingenti principes familiarum. Præposuit autem eos David rex Rubenitis, et Gadditis, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse, in omne ministerium Dei, et regis.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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For the courses of the gatekeepers: of the Korhites <FI>is<Fi> Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;
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and to Meshelemiah <FI>are<Fi> sons, Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
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Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
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And to Obed-Edom <FI>are<Fi> sons, Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God hath blessed him.
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And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they <FI>are<Fi> mighty of valour.
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Sons of Shemaiah <FI>are<Fi> Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brethren <FI>are<Fi> sons of valour, Elihu and Semachiah,
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all these <FI>are<Fi> of the sons of Obed-Edom; they, and their sons, and their brethren, men of valour with might for service, <FI>are<Fi> sixty and two of Obed-Edom.
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And to Meshelemiah <FI>are<Fi> sons and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen;
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and to Hosah, of the sons of Merari, <FI>are<Fi> sons: Shimri the head (though he was not first-born, yet his father setteth him for head),
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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah <FI>are<Fi> thirteen.
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According to these <FI>are<Fi> the courses of the gatekeepers; to the heads of the mighty ones <FI>are<Fi> charges over-against their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah,
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and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.
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And the lot falleth eastward to Shelemiah; and <FI>for<Fi> Zechariah his son--a counsellor with understanding--they cause to fall lots, and his lot goeth out northward:
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to Obed-Edom southward, and to his sons, the house of the gatherings;
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to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;
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to the east the Levites <FI>are<Fi> six; to the north daily four, to the south daily four, and to the gatherings two by two,
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at Parbar, to the west, <FI>are<Fi> four at the highway, two at Parbar.
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These are the courses of the gatekeepers, of the sons of the Korhite, and of the sons of Merari.
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And of the Levites, Ahijah <FI>is<Fi> over the treasures of the house of God, even for the treasures of the holy things.
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Sons of Laadan: sons of the Gershonite, of Laadan, heads of the fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
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Sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah,
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for the Amramite, for the Izharite, for the Hebronite, for the Uzzielite.
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And Shebuel son of Gershom, son of Moses, <FI>is<Fi> president over the treasures.
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And his brethren, of Eliezer, <FI>are<Fi> Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
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This Shelomith and his brethren <FI>are<Fi> over all the treasures of the holy things, that David the king, and heads of the fathers, even heads of thousands, and of hundreds, and heads of the host, sanctified;
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from the battles, even from the spoil they sanctified to strengthen the house of Jehovah;
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and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah sanctified, every one sanctifying <FI>any thing--it is<Fi> by the side of Shelomith and his brethren.
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Of the Izharite, Chenaniah and his sons <FI>are<Fi> for the outward work over Israel, for officers and for judges.
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Of the Hebronite, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, <FI>are<Fi> over the inspection of Israel, beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.
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Of the Hebronite, Jerijah <FI>is<Fi> the head, of the Hebronite, according to his generations, for the fathers--in the fortieth year of the reign of David they have been sought out, and there are found among them mighty ones of valour, in Jazer of Gilead--
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and his brethren, sons of valour, two thousand and seven hundred, <FI>are<Fi> heads of the fathers, and king David appointeth them over the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.
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A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
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Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
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Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).