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1 Crônicas 26

ARC · Chapter 26/29

1Quanto aos repartimentos dos porteiros, dos korahitas foi Meselemias, filho de Kore, dos filhos de Asaph.

2E foram os filhos de Meselemias: Zacharias o primogenito, Jediael o segundo, Zebadias o terceiro, Jathniel o quarto,

3Elam o quinto, Johanan o sexto, Elioenai o setimo.

4E os filhos d'Obed-edom foram: Semaias o primogenito, Jozabad o segundo, Joah o terceiro, e Sachar o quarto, e Nathanael o quinto,

5Ammiel o sexto, Issacar o setimo, Peullethai o oitavo: porque Deus o tinha abençoado.

6Tambem a seu filho Semaias nasceram filhos, que dominaram sobre a casa de seu pae; porque foram varões valentes.

7Os filhos de Semaias: Othni, e Raphael, e Obed, e Elzabad, seus irmãos, homens valentes: Elihu e Semachias.

8Todos estes foram dos filhos d'Obed-edom; elles e seus filhos, e seus irmãos, homens valentes de força para o ministerio: por todos sessenta e dois, de Obed-edom.

9E os filhos e os irmãos de Mesalemias, homens valentes, foram dezoito.

10E de Hosa, d'entre os filhos de Merari, foram os filhos: Simri o chefe (ainda que não era o primogenito, comtudo seu pae o constituiu chefe),

11Hilkias o segundo, Tabalias o terceiro, Zacharias o quarto: todos os filhos e irmãos de Hosa foram treze.

12D'estes se fizeram as turmas dos porteiros, entre os chefes dos homens da guarda, egualmente com os seus irmãos, para ministrarem na casa do Senhor.

13E lançaram sortes, assim os pequenos como os grandes, segundo as casas de seus paes, para cada porta.

14E caiu a sorte do oriente a Selemias: e lançou-se a sorte por seu filho Zacharias, conselheiro entendido, e saiu-lhe a sorte do norte.

15E por Obed-edom a do sul: e por seus filhos a casa das thesourarias.

16Por Suppim e Hosa a do occidente, com a porta Sallecheth, junto ao caminho da subida: uma guarda defronte d'outra guarda.

17Ao oriente seis levitas; ao norte quatro por dia, ao sul quatro por dia, porém ás thesourarias de dois em dois.

18Em Parbar ao occidente: quatro junto ao caminho, dois junto a Parbar.

19Estas são as turmas dos porteiros d'entre os filhos dos korahitas, e d'entre os filhos de Merari.

20E quanto aos levitas: Ahias tinha cargo dos thesouros da casa de Deus e dos thesouros das coisas sagradas.

21Quanto aos filhos de Ladan, filhos de Ladan gersonita: de Ladan gersonita, foi chefe dos paes Jehieli.

22Os filhos de Jehieli: Zetham e Joel, seu irmão; estes tinham cargo dos thesouros da casa do Senhor.

23Para os amramitas, para os isharitas, para os hebronitas, para os ozielitas.

24E Sebuel, filho de Gersom, o filho de Moysés, era maioral dos thesouros.

25E seus irmãos foram, da banda de Eliezer, Rehabias seu filho, e Isaias seu filho, e Jorão seu filho, e Zichri seu filho, e Selomith, seu filho.

26Este Selomith e seus irmãos tinham cargo de todos os thesouros das coisas sagradas que o rei David e os chefes dos paes, capitães de milhares, e de centenas, e capitães do exercito tinham consagrado.

27Dos despojos das guerras as consagraram, para repararem a casa do Senhor.

28Como tambem tudo quanto tinha consagrado Samuel o vidente, e Saul filho de Kis, e Abner filho de Ner, e Joab filho de Zeruia: tudo quanto quem quer tinha consagrado estava debaixo da mão de Selomith e seus irmãos.

29Dos isharitas, Chenanias, e seus filhos foram postos sobre Israel para a obra de fóra, por officiaes e por juizes.

30Dos hebronitas foram Hasabias e seus irmãos, homens valentes, mil e setecentos, que tinham cargo dos officios em Israel, de áquem do Jordão para o occidente, em toda a obra do Senhor, e para o serviço do rei

31Dos hebronitas era Jerias o chefe dos hebronitas, de suas gerações entre os paes: no anno quarenta do reino de David se buscaram e acharam entre elles varões valentes em Jaezer de Gilead.

32E seus irmãos, homens valentes, dois mil e setecentos, chefes dos paes: e o rei David os constituiu sobre os rubenitas e os gaditas, e a meia tribu dos manassitas, para todos os negocios de Deus, e para todos os negocios do rei.

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Summary

The temple gatekeepers are organized, responsible for guarding the entrances on every side, along with other Levites in charge of the sacred treasuries and the administration of outside and judicial affairs throughout the territory of Israel.

Explanation

The role of gatekeeper may seem humble, but the chapter shows it was a position of great trust, since it involved protecting access to the temple and guarding the sacred treasures kept there, including spoils of war consecrated by kings and generals across generations. The specific mention of the blessing on the house of Obed-Edom, the same man who hosted the ark for three months in chapter 13, shows a lasting reward for his willingness to welcome the presence of God even amid the widespread fear after the death of Uzzah. The extension of these Levitical responsibilities to administrative and judicial matters outside the temple shows that, for the Israelites, faith also permeated public and civic life, not remaining confined only to the religious sphere.

Fun facts

  • Obed-Edom and his family are described here as having 62 capable people serving as gatekeepers, a remarkable growth from a family that, decades earlier, was known only for temporarily hosting the ark of the covenant.
  • The mention of Levites assigned to 'outside business' among the tribes east of the Jordan shows how Jerusalem's religious and administrative influence extended across the whole territory of Israel, not just in the capital.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Crônicas 26:1The temple gatekeepers are organized by lot for each direction — north, south, east, west — and by shift, like a well-defined security and watch system, not just people standing at a door.
  2. 1 Crônicas 26:2The seven sons of Meshelemiah open the list of gatekeeper families — each one numbered by birth order, the same organizational care David applied to priests and musicians.
  3. 1 Crônicas 26:3Meshelemiah’s seven sons are rounded out with three more names — an entire family devoted to guarding the temple gates.
  4. 1 Crônicas 26:4The sons of Obed-edom begin to be listed — the same man whose house kept the ark for three months and was blessed because of it, now with a family large enough to produce an entire line of gatekeepers.
  5. 1 Crônicas 26:5Obed-edom’s eighth son closes the list, and the text recalls the reason for so much prosperity: ‘for God blessed him’ — a blessing that translates into a large family and a role of honor.
  6. 1 Crônicas 26:6Even Obed-edom’s grandson, Shemaiah’s son, is born leading his own household — the blessing on this family passes from generation to generation without losing strength.
  7. 1 Crônicas 26:7More of Obed-edom’s grandsons are described as mighty men — the same language used for David’s great warriors, but applied here to gatekeepers, not battle fighters.
  8. 1 Crônicas 26:8In all, Obed-edom’s family adds up to sixty-two men fit for service — an enormous number that confirms, in practice, the blessing mentioned earlier.
  9. 1 Crônicas 26:9Meshelemiah’s family adds up to eighteen mighty men — much smaller than Obed-edom’s, but still a significant contribution to the body of gatekeepers.
  10. 1 Crônicas 26:10Simri leads the family of Hosah even though he is not the firstborn — his own father chose him as chief, showing that birth order did not always determine who led the family.
  11. 1 Crônicas 26:11Hosah’s family is rounded out with three more names, thirteen in all — one more clan contributing to the temple’s great body of gatekeepers.
  12. 1 Crônicas 26:12From these families comes the organization of the gatekeeper divisions, each with its own chiefs, all serving side by side in the house of the LORD.
  13. 1 Crônicas 26:13The lot cast to decide which family would take which gate follows the same principle of equality used with the priests and the musicians: large and small families enter the same drawing.
  14. 1 Crônicas 26:14The east gate falls to Shelemiah, and a second lot for his son, Zechariah — described as a wise counselor — decides the north gate.
  15. 1 Crônicas 26:15Obed-edom gets the south gate, and his sons gain the extra responsibility of caring for the storehouse — one more role of trust for this already so blessed family.
  16. 1 Crônicas 26:16Shuppim and Hosah get the west gate, near a road going up, with guards positioned facing one another — a cross-watch system designed for maximum security.
  17. 1 Crônicas 26:17The text spells out the shift schedule: six Levites at the east, four a day at the north and the south, and two at a time watching the storehouses — a very specific security logistics.
  18. 1 Crônicas 26:18More shift details in an area called Parbar, on the west side — showing that the security system covered every corner of the temple complex.
  19. 1 Crônicas 26:19A summary closes this part: these were the gatekeeper divisions from the families of Korah and Merari — the two Levite lines chosen for this role of guard.
  20. 1 Crônicas 26:20The subject changes: now come the Levites responsible for the treasures of the house of God, starting with Ahijah, in charge of both the general treasury and the dedicated things.
  21. 1 Crônicas 26:21The genealogy of the treasurers begins with the family of Laadan the Gershonite — the same family name already seen in the organization of the Levites in chapter 23.
  22. 1 Crônicas 26:22The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel, are put in charge of the treasures of the house of the LORD — the specific role of keeping the riches dedicated to worship.
  23. 1 Crônicas 26:23The text lists the four Kohathite families that also had representatives in this treasury role — the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites.
  24. 1 Crônicas 26:24Shebuel, a direct descendant of Moses through Gershom, is the chief officer over the treasures — a reminder that the family of Israel’s greatest prophet kept serving as ordinary Levites, without special privilege, yet with real responsibility.
  25. 1 Crônicas 26:25A chain of generations through the line of Eliezer, Moses’ other son, reaches down to Shelomith — five generations summed up quickly before the next verse details his role.
  26. 1 Crônicas 26:26These treasurers were specifically in charge of the war spoils dedicated by earlier kings and generals, from Samuel to Joab — a kind of financial department for the temple, separate from the day-to-day money of worship.
  27. 1 Crônicas 26:27Part of this treasure came straight from the spoils of war, set aside specifically to repair and maintain the house of the LORD — battle money financing worship.
  28. 1 Crônicas 26:28The treasury also included old donations, from Samuel, from Saul, from Abner, and even from Joab — showing that this dedicated wealth had been building up for generations, not just from David’s reign.
  29. 1 Crônicas 26:29Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons are appointed officers and judges for the outward affairs of Israel — an administrative and judicial role, outside the temple.
  30. 1 Crônicas 26:30Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and seventeen hundred relatives handle Israel’s affairs west of the Jordan, both for the service of God and for the service of the king himself.
  31. 1 Crônicas 26:31The census of this Hebronite family happens quite late, in the fortieth year of David’s reign — a rare detail that helps date this passage precisely, showing that the organization continued almost to the end of his rule.
  32. 1 Crônicas 26:32Another two thousand seven hundred mighty relatives complete this family, and David puts them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh — closing out the whole administrative structure all the way to the tribes on the other side of the Jordan.

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