1Blandt tempelvagterne var der følgende ledere: Fra Koras[1] slægt var der Meshelemja, en søn af Kore, som var efterkommer af Asaf.2-3Meshelemja havde syv sønner: Zekarja, Jediael, Zebadja, Jatniel, Elam, Johanan og Eljoenaj.4-5Desuden var der Obed-Edom og hans otte sønner: Shemaja, Jozabad, Joa, Sakar, Netanel, Ammiel, Issakar og Peulletaj.6-7Shemaja, Obed-Edoms ældste søn, havde fire sønner: Otni, Refael, Obed og Elzabad, som var dygtige og højt ansete i deres slægt. Deres slægtninge Elihu og Semakja var også meget dygtige.8Af Obed-Edoms familie blev 62 udvalgt, alle yderst kvalificerede til tjenesten.9Af Meshelemjas familie blev der i alt udpeget 18 dygtige mænd.10-11Fra Meraris slægt var der Hosa og hans sønner Shimri, Hilkija, Tebalja og Zekarja. Shimri blev af sin far udvalgt som overhoved, skønt han ikke var den ældste. Af Hosas familie blev i alt 13 mænd udpeget til tempelvagter.12Tempelvagterne blev inddelt i skiftehold, som fik navn efter deres slægtsoverhoved, og ligesom de øvrige levitter havde de deres særlige opgaver i templet.13Det blev afgjort ved lodtrækning, hvilken af templets forskellige porte de hver især fik ansvar for at holde vagt ved, og der blev ikke taget hensyn til mændenes alder.14-15Ansvaret for østporten tilfaldt Meshelemja og hans hold. Hans ældste søn, Zekarja, der besad usædvanlig visdom, fik ansvar for nordporten. Obed-Edom og hans hold fik tildelt sydporten, mens hans sønner fik ansvaret for forrådskamrene.16Shuppim og Hosa fik tildelt portkomplekset mod vest og Shalleketporten ved vejen, der gik stejlt opad. Den ene vagt afløste den anden på faste tidspunkter.[2]17Hver dag var der seks vagter ved østporten, fire ved nordporten, fire ved sydporten og to ved forrådskamrene.18Desuden var der hver dag seks vagter ved portkomplekset mod vest, fire ved porten ud til vejen og to i portrummet.19Opgaven med at holde vagt ved templets porte tilfaldt altså medlemmer af Koras og Meraris slægter.
De ansvarlige for templets skatte
20En anden gruppe levitter fik overdraget ansvaret for de skatte, der blev opbevaret i templet, både gaver, der blev bragt som ofre, og krigsbytte, som blev overdraget til templet.21-22Familieoverhovederne Zetam og Joel fik ansvaret for de gaver, der blev givet til templet. De var sønner af Jehieli, som gennem Ladan nedstammede fra Gershon.[3]23Fra de fire slægter, der nedstammede fra Kehats sønner, Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel, blev der udtaget følgende ledere:24Først var der Shubael, som nedstammede fra Gershom, en søn af Moses fra Amrams slægt. Han fik det øverste ansvar for samtlige tempelskatte.25-26Dernæst Shelomot, som nedstammede fra Amram gennem Moses’ anden søn, Eliezer, og gennem dennes efterkommere Rehabja, Jeshaja, Joram og Zikri. Shelomot og hans familie fik ansvaret for alt det krigsbytte, som kong David og hærens officerer bragte til Herrens hus som gaver.27En del af krigsbyttet blev gemt til at reparere templet med.[4]28De fik også overdraget det krigsbytte, som tidligere var blevet bragt som gaver til Herrens hus af Samuel, Saul, Abner og Joab.
Administrative ledere indsættes
29Kenanja og hans slægt blev udpeget til administrative ledere og dommere i Israel. De nedstammede fra Kehats søns Jitzhar.30Hashabja, som var efterkommer af Kehats søn Hebron, og 1700 af hans slægt, alle dygtige mænd, fik ansvar for at forvalte alle religiøse og offentlige sager i den del af Israel, der lå vest for Jordanfloden.31-32I den anden del af Israel—i området øst for Jordanfloden, hvor Rubens, Gads og Manasses halve stamme boede—fik 2700 dygtige mænd af Hebrons slægt ansvaret for religiøse og offentlige sager. De stod under ledelse af Jerija, som ifølge slægtsregistrene var overhoved for alle familier fra Hebrons slægt. I kong Davids 40. regeringsår søgte man i slægtsregistrene og fandt frem til alle disse dygtige mænd fra Hebrons slægt, som boede omkring Jazer i Gilead.
1As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.2And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, (1.Krøn 9,21)3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.4And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, (1.Krøn 15,18; 1.Krøn 15,24; 1.Krøn 16,38)5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. (2.Sam 6,11; 1.Krøn 13,14)6Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers’ houses, for they were men of great ability.7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.9And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.10And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief), (1.Krøn 16,38)11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord.13And they cast lots by fathers’ houses, small and great alike, for their gates. (1.Krøn 25,8)14The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.15Obed-edom’s came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse. (2.Krøn 25,24; Neh 12,25)16For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch. (1.Krøn 26,10)17On the east there were six each day,[1] on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse.18And for the colonnade[2] on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade. (2.Kong 23,11)19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari.
Treasurers and Other Officials
20And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. (1.Krøn 26,22; 1.Krøn 26,24; 1.Krøn 26,26; 1.Krøn 28,12; Ez 2,69; Neh 10,38)21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.[3] (1.Krøn 29,8)22The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord. (1.Krøn 23,8)23Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites— (1.Krøn 23,12)24and Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. (1.Krøn 23,16; 1.Krøn 24,20)25His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth. (1.Krøn 23,17; 1.Krøn 23,18; 1.Krøn 24,21)26This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers’ houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated. (2.Sam 8,11)27From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.28Also 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 dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomoth[4] and his brothers. (1.Sam 9,9; 1.Krøn 26,25; 1.Krøn 29,29)29Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as officers and judges. (5.Mos 16,18; 1.Krøn 23,4; Neh 11,16)30Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. (1.Krøn 27,17)31Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers’ houses. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.) (4.Mos 21,32; Josva 21,39; 1.Krøn 6,81; 1.Krøn 23,19; 1.Krøn 24,23)32King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers’ houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king. (2.Krøn 19,11)