The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXVI.

1 The porters of the Tēple are ordeined, euerie man to the gate, which he shulde kepe, 20 And ouer the treasure.

1 COncerning the“ 1.1 dinisions of the porters of the Kothites, Meshelemiáh the sonne of Koré of the sonnes ofa 1.2 Asáph.

2 And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sonnes of Meshelemiáh, Zechariáh the eldest, Iediaél the seconde, Zebadiáh the third, Iathniél the fourt,

3 Elám the fift, Iehohanán the sixt, (and) Eli∣choenái the seuent.

4 And of the sōnes of Obéd Edōm, Shemaiáh the eldest, Iehozabád the seconde, Ioáh the third, and Sacar the fourt, and Nethaneél the fift,

5 Ammiél the sixt, Issachár the seuent, 〈◊〉〈◊〉

thài the eight: for God hadb 1.3 blessed him.

6 And to Shemaiáh his sonne, were fōnes bor ne, thatc 1.4 ruled in the house of their father, for thei were men of might.

7 The sonnes of Shemaiáh (were) Othni, and Rephaél, and Obéd, Elzabád (&) his brethrē strongmen: Elihú also, and Semachiáh.

8 All these were of the“ 1.5 sonnes of Obéd Edom thei & their sonnes & their brethren mightie andd 1.6 strong to serue, (euen) thre score and two of Obéd Edóm.

9 And of Meshelemiáh sonnes and brethren eightene mightie men.

10 And of Hosáh of the sonnes of Merari the sonnes (were) Shuri the chief, and [thogh he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chief.]

11 Helkiáh the secōde, Tebaliáh the third, (&) Zechariáh the fourt: all the“ 1.7 sonnes and the brethren of Hosáh (were) thirtene.

12 Of these (were) the“ 1.8 diuisions of the porters of the chief men, (hauing) the chargee 1.9 a∣gainste their brethren, to serue in the house of the Lord.

13 And thei castlottes bothe smale & great for the house of their fathers, for euerie gate.

14 And the lot on the Eastside fel to“ 1.10 Shele∣miáh: then thei cast lottes for Zechariah his sonnef 1.11 a wise counseler, and his lot came out Northwarde:

15 To Obéd Edōm Southwarde, and to his son* 1.12 nes the house of Asuppim:

16 To Shuppim and to Hosáh Westwarde with the gateh 1.13 of Shallécheth by the paued strete that goeth vpwarde, warde ouer againste warde.

17 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (were) six Leuites, (and) North∣warde foure a day, (and) Southwarde foure a daye, and to warde Asuppimi 1.14 two (and) two.

18 Ink 1.15 Parbár towarde the West (were) foure by the paued strete, and two in Parbár.

19 These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Koré, and of the sonnes of Me rari.

20 ¶ And of the Leuites, Ahiiáh (was) ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.

21 Of the sonnes of Laadán the sonnes of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (descēding) of Laadán, the chief fathers of Laadán (were) Gershúnni (and) Iehieli.

22 The sonnes of Iehieli (were) Zethán and Ioél his brother, (appointed) ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord.

23 Of thel 1.16 Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites (and) of the Ozielites.

24 And Shebuélt he sonne of Gershóm, the sō∣ne of Mosés, a ruler ouer the treasures.

25 And of his“ 1.17 brethren, (which came) of Eli∣ézer, was Rehabiáh his sonne, and Ieshaiáh his sonne, and Iorám his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne.

26 Which Shelomith and his brethren (were) ouer all the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the King, and the chief fathers the captaines ouer thousands, and hun∣dreths, and the captaines of the armie hadm 1.18 dedicate.

27 [(For) of the battels and of the spoiles they did dedicate to mainteine the house of the Lord]

28 And all that Samuél the Seer had dedicate, and Saúl the sonne of Kish and Abnér the sonne of Ner, and Ioáb the sonne of Zeruiáh, (and) whosoeuer had dedicate (anie thing, it was) vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren.

29 Of the Izharites (was) Chenaniáh and his sonnes, for the businesn 1.19 without ouer Israél, for officers and for iudges.

30 Of the Hebronites, Ashabiáh and his bre∣thren, men of actiuitie, a thousand, and seuen hundreth were officers for Israél beyonde Iordén Westwarde, in all the busines of the Lord, and for the seruiceo 1.20 of the King.

31 Among the Hebronites (was) Iediiáh the chiefest, euen the Hebronites by his genera cions according to the families. And in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid thei were soght for: and there were foūde amōg them of actiuitie at Iazér in Gileád.

32 And hisp 1.21 brethrē men of actiuitie, two thou sand & seuē hundreth chief fathers, whome King Dauid made rulers ouer the Reubeni∣tes, & the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Ma∣nasséh, for euerie matter (perteining) toq 1.22 God, and for the Kings busines.

Notes

• “ 1.1

  Or, courses and turnes.
• a 1.2

  This Asáph Was not the no∣table 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but another of the name called also 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Chap 9, 7, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & also 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.3

  In giuing him many children.
• c 1.4

  Or like their fa thers house, mea ning worthie mē and valiant.
• “ 1.5

  Or, nephewes,
• d 1.6

  And mete to serue in the office of the portership
• “ 1.7

  Or, cousins.
• “ 1.8

  Or, courses.
• e 1.9

  According to their turnes, aswel the one as the other.
• “ 1.10

  Or, Meshele∣miáh.
• f 1.11

  One expert and mete to kepe that gate.
• * 1.12

  g This was an house, where they vsed to re∣sort to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of things concer∣nings the Tēple, as a Conuocaciō house.
• h 1.13

  VVhereat they vsed to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the filth of the ci∣tie, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 6, 13.
• i 1.14

  Meaning two one daye & two another.
• k 1.15

  VVhich was an house wherein they kept the in∣struments of the Temple.
• l 1.16

  These also had charge ouer the treasures.
• “ 1.17

  Or, cousins.
• m 1.18

  According as the Lord 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ded, Nomb. 31, 28,
• n 1.19

  Meaning of things that were out of the citie.
• o 1.20

  That is, for the Kings house.
• p 1.21

  To wit, the cou sins of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• q 1.22

  Bothe in spiri∣tual, and tēporal things.