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the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives— 12

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives— 12

and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives— 12.

Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families because they were strong, capable men.

Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.

Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

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.

Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

His relatives through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.

This Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the family heads who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.