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1 Crônicas 26

BLIVRE · Chapter 26/29

1Quanto às repartições dos porteiros: Dos coraítas: Meselemias filho de Coré, dos filhos de Asafe.

2Os filhos de Meselemias: Zacarias o primogênito, Jediael o segundo, Zebadias o terceiro, Jatniel o quarto;

3Elão o quinto, Joanã o sexto, Elioenai o sétimo.

4Os filhos de Obede-Edom: Semaías o primogênito, Jozabade o segundo, Joabe o terceiro, o quarto Sacar, o quinto Natanael;

5O sexto Amiel, o sétimo Issacar, o oitavo Peuletai: porque Deus havia abençoado a Obede-Edom.

6Também de Semaías seu filho nasceram filhos que foram senhores sobre a casa de seus pais; porque eram varões muito valentes.

7Os filhos de Semaías: Otni, Rafael, Obede, Elzabade, e seus irmãos, homens esforçados; assim Eliú, e Semaquias.

8Todos estes dos filhos de Obede-Edom: eles com seus filhos e seus irmãos, homens robustos e fortes para o ministério; sessenta e dois, de Obede-Edom.

9E os filhos de Meselemias e seus irmãos, dezoito homens valentes.

10De Hosa, dos filhos de Merari: Sinri o principal, (ainda que não fosse o primogênito, mas seu pai o pôs para que fosse cabeça);

11O segundo Hilquias, o terceiro Tebalias, o quarto Zacarias: todos os filhos de Hosa e seus irmãos foram treze.

12Entre estes se fez a distribuição dos porteiros, alternando os principais dos varões na guarda com seus irmãos, para servir na casa do SENHOR.

13E lançaram sortes, o pequeno com o grande, pelas casas de seus pais, para cada porta.

14E caiu a sorte ao oriente a Selemias. E a Zacarias seu filho, conselheiro entendido, lançaram as sortes, e sua sorte foi para o norte.

15E por Obede-Edom, ao sul; e por seus filhos, a casa dos depósitos.

16Por Supim e Hosa ao ocidente, com a porta de Salequete ao caminho da subida, guarda contra guarda.

17Ao oriente seis levitas, ao norte quatro de dia; ao sul quatro de dia; e à casa dos depósitos, de dois em dois.

18Em a câmara dos vasos ao ocidente, quatro ao caminho, e dois na câmara.

19Estes são as repartições dos porteiros, filhos dos coraítas, e dos filhos de Merari.

20E dos levitas, Aías tinha cargo dos tesouros da casa de Deus, e dos tesouros das coisas santificadas.

21Quanto a os filhos de Ladã, filhos de Gérson: de Ladã, os príncipes das famílias de Ladã foram Gérson, e Jeieli.

22Os filhos de Jeieli, Zetã e Joel seu irmão, tiveram cargo dos tesouros da casa do SENHOR.

23Acerca dos anramitas, dos izaritas, dos hebronitas, e dos uzielitas,

24Sebuel filho de Gérson, filho de Moisés, era principal sobre os tesouros.

25Em ordem a seu irmão Eliézer, filho deste era Reabias, filho deste Jesaías, filho deste Jorão, filho deste Zicri, do que foi filho Selomote.

26Este Selomote e seus irmãos tinham cargo de todos os tesouros de todas as coisas santificadas, que havia consagrado o rei Davi, e os príncipes das famílias, e os capitães de milhares e de centenas, e os chefes do exército;

27De o que haviam consagrado das guerras e dos despojos, para reparar a casa do SENHOR.

28Assim todas as coisas que havia consagrado Samuel vidente, e Saul filho de Quis, e Abner filho de Ner, e Joabe filho de Zeruia: e todo o que qualquer um consagrava, estava sob a mão de Selomote e de seus irmãos.

29Dos izaritas, Quenanias e seus filhos eram governadores e juízes sobre Israel nas obras de fora.

30Dos hebronitas, Hasabias e seus irmãos, homens de vigor, mil e setecentos, governavam a Israel da outra parte do Jordão, ao ocidente, em toda a obra do SENHOR, e no serviço do rei.

31Dos hebronitas, Jerias era o principal entre os hebronitas repartidos em suas linhagens por suas famílias. No ano quarenta do reinado de Davi se registraram, e acharam-se entre eles fortes e vigorosos em Jazer de Gileade.

32E seus irmãos, homens valentes, eram dois mil e setecentos, cabeças de famílias, os quais o rei Davi constituiu sobre os rubenitas, gaditas, e sobre a meia tribo de Manassés, para todas as coisas de Deus, e os negócios 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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