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to the sixteenth, to Hanani'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the seventeenth, to Joshbekash'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the eighteenth, to Hana'ni, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the nineteenth, to Mallo'thi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the twentieth, to Eli'athah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the twenty-second, to Giddal'ti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the twenty-third, to Maha'zi-oth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

to the twenty-fourth, to Romam'ti-e'zer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

Also to his son Shemai'ah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.

And Hosah, of the sons of Merar'i, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the first-born, his father made him chief),

The lot for the east fell to Shelemi'ah. They cast lots also for his son Zechari'ah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.

O'bed-e'dom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the storehouse.

The sons of Jehi'eli, Zetham and Jo'el his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

His brethren: from Elie'zer were his son Rehabi'ah, and his son Jeshai'ah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelo'moth.

This Shelo'moth and his brethren were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts which 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.

Also all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah had dedicated--all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelo'moth and his brethren.

Of the Iz'harites, Chenani'ah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

Of the He'bronites, Hashabi'ah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred 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.

King David appointed him and his brethren, two thousand seven hundred men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manas'sites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.