The details in this chapter are found nowhere else in the bible.

לְמַחְלְקוֹת לְשֹׁעֲרִים לַקָּרְחִים מְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶן־קֹרֵא מִן־בְּנֵי אָסָף׃   26:1

1Chr. 26:1   For the courses to the gates:  For the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore from the sons of Asaph;

וְלִמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בָּנִים זְכַרְיָהוּ הַבְּכוֹר יְדִיעֲאֵל הַשֵּׁנִי זְבַדְיָהוּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יַתְנִיאֵל הָרְבִיעִי׃   26:2

1Chr. 26:2   and Meshelemiah's sons were Zechariah, the first born, Jediael, the second, Zebadiah, the third, Jathniel, the fourth,

עֵילָם הַחֲמִישִׁי יְהוֹחָנָן הַשִּׁשִּׁי אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי הַשְּׁבִיעִי׃   26:3

1Chr. 26:3   Elam, the fifth, Jehohanan, the sixth, Eliehoenai, the seventh.

וּלְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם בָּנִים שְׁמַעְיָה הַבְּכוֹר יְהוֹזָבָד הַשֵּׁנִי יוֹאָח הַשְּׁלִשִׁי וְשָׂכָר הָרְבִיעִי וּנְתַנְאֵל הַחֲמִישִׁי׃   26:4

1Chr. 26:4   And Obed-edom's sons were Shemaiah, the first born, Jahozabad, the second, Joah, the third, and Sacar, the fourth, and Nethanel, the fifth,

עַמִּיאֵל הַשִּׁשִּׁי יִשָׂשכָר הַשְּׁבִיעִי פְּעֻלְּתַי הַשְּׁמִינִי כִּי בֵרֲכוֹ אֱלֹהִים׃   26:5

1Chr. 26:5   Ammiel, the sixth, Issachar, the seventh, Peullethai, the eighth, for God had blessed him.

וְלִשְׁמַעְיָה בְנוֹ נוֹלַד בָּנִים הַמִּמְשָׁלִים לְבֵית אֲבִיהֶם כִּי־גִבּוֹרֵי חַיִל הֵמָּה׃   26:6

1Chr. 26:6   And to Shemaiah, his son, were born sons who were rulers for the house of their fathers, for mighty men of valor they were.

This verse contains another possible oversight by the chronicler.  The third and fourth words are translated as were born sons.  But the literal translation of the words is was born sons, as the third word is spelled in the singular form.  To be correct, it should have a vav suffix, which would make it plural. 

בְּנֵי שְׁמַעְיָה עָתְנִי וּרְפָאֵל וְעוֹבֵד אֶלְזָבָד אֶחָיו בְּנֵי־חָיִל אֱלִיהוּ וּסְמַכְיָהוּ׃   26:7

1Chr. 26:7   The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, and Raphael and Obed, Elzabad; Elihu and Semachaih, sons of valor, were his brethren.

כָּל־אֵלֶּה מִבְּנֵי עֹבֵד אֱדֹם הֵמָּה וּבְנֵיהֶם וַאֲחֵיהֶם אִישׁ־חַיִל בַּכֹּחַ לַעֲבֹדָה שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם לְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם׃   26:8

1Chr. 26:8   These were all from the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brethren, each of valor in strength for the service, sixty-two for Obed-edom.

וְלִמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בָּנִים וְאַחִים בְּנֵי־חָיִל שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר׃   26:9

1Chr. 26:9   And Meshelemiah's sons and brethren, sons of valor, were eighteen.

וּלְחֹסָה מִן־בְּנֵי־מְרָרִי בָּנִים שִׁמְרִי הָרֹאשׁ כִּי לֹא־הָיָה בְכוֹר וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ אָבִיהוּ לְרֹאשׁ׃   26:10

1Chr. 26:10   And sons for Hosah, from the children of Merari, were: Shimri, the head (though he was not the first born, yet his father appointed him to the head),

חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי טְבַלְיָהוּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁי זְכַרְיָהוּ הָרְבִעִי כָּל־בָּנִים וְאַחִים לְחֹסָה שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר׃   26:11

1Chr. 26:11   Hilkiah, the second, Tebaliah, the third, Zechariah, the fourth.  All Hosah's sons and brethren were thirteen.

לְאֵלֶּה מַחְלְקוֹת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְרָאשֵׁי הַגְּבָרִים מִשְׁמָרוֹת לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם לְשָׁרֵת בְּבֵית יְהוָה׃   26:12

1Chr. 26:12   According to these courses, the porters, according to the heads of the able men, were serving beside their brethren to minister in the house of the Lord.

וַיַּפִּילוּ גוֹרָלוֹת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֹל לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר׃   26:13

1Chr. 26:13   And they cast lots, small as well as great, according to the house of their fathers, for each gate.

וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל מִזְרָחָה לְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ וּזְכַרְיָהוּ בְנוֹ יוֹעֵץ בְּשֶׂכֶל הִפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת וַיֵּצֵא גוֹרָלוֹ צָפוֹנָה׃   26:14

1Chr. 26:14   And the east lot fell to Shelemiah.  Then was Zechariah, his son, a counselor with insight; they cast lots, and his lot came out northward.

לְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם נֶגְבָּה וּלְבָנָיו בֵּית הָאֲסֻפִּים׃   26:15

1Chr. 26:15   Southward for Obed-edom, and the storehouse for his sons.

לְשֻׁפִּים וּלְחֹסָה לַמַּעֲרָב עִם שַׁעַר שַׁלֶּכֶת בַּמְסִלָּה הָעוֹלָה מִשְׁמָר לְעֻמַּת מִשְׁמָר׃   26:16

1Chr. 26:16   To the west was for Shuppim and for Hosah, beside the gate of Shallecheth at the ascending causeway, ward by ward.

לַמִּזְרָח הַלְוִיִּם שִׁשָּׁה לַצָּפוֹנָה לַיּוֹם אַרְבָּעָה לַנֶּגְבָּה לַיּוֹם אַרְבָּעָה וְלָאֲסֻפִּים שְׁנַיִם שְׁנָיִם׃   26:17

1Chr. 26:17   Six were to the east of the Levites, to the north four daily, to the south four daily, and for the stores two by two.

לַפַּרְבָּר לַמַּעֲרָב אַרְבָּעָה לַמְסִלָּה שְׁנַיִם לַפַּרְבָּר׃   26:18

1Chr. 26:18   For the wing to the west, four were for the causeway, two were for the wing.

אֵלֶּה מַחְלְקוֹת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לִבְנֵי הַקָּרְחִי וְלִבְנֵי מְרָרִי׃   26:19

1Chr. 26:19   These were the courses of the porters, for the Korahite sons, and for the sons of Merari.

וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲחִיָּה עַל־אוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וּלְאֹצְרוֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים׃   26:20

1Chr. 26:20   And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries’ holy things.

בְּנֵי לַעְדָּן בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְלַעְדָּן רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְלַעְדָּן הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי יְחִיאֵלִי׃   26:21

1Chr. 26:21   Of the sons of Ladan, the Gershonite sons, Ladan's heads of households for Ladan, the Gershonite; Jehieli.

בְּנֵי יְחִיאֵלִי זֵתָם וְיוֹאֵל אָחִיו עַל־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה׃   26:22

1Chr. 26:22   The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel, his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord,

לַעַמְרָמִי לַיִּצְהָרִי לַחֶבְרוֹנִי לָעָזִּיאֵלִי׃   26:23

1Chr. 26:23   for the Amramite, for the Izharite, for the Hebronite, for the Uzzielite.

וּשְׁבֻאֵל בֶּן־גֵּרְשׁוֹם בֶּן־מֹשֶׁה נָגִיד עַל־הָאֹצָרוֹת׃   26:24

1Chr. 26:24   And Shebuel son of Gershom son of Moses was ruler over the treasuries.

וְאֶחָיו לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר רְחַבְיָהוּ בְנֹו וִישַׁעְיָהוּ בְנֹו וְיֹרָם בְּנֹו וְזִכְרִי בְנֹו (וּשְׁלֹמֹות) [וּשְׁלֹמִית] בְּנֹו׃   26:25

1Chr. 26:25   And his brethren to Eliezer were Rehabiah, his son, and Jeshaiah, his son, and Joram, his son, and Zichri, his son, and Shelomoth, his son.

It seems like someone may have fallen asleep on the alleged error in this verse.  The word in the parentheses, which is the name Shelomoth, is corrected to Shelomith.  See what I said about this related to 1Chr. 23:9.  Notice also that the  name in “error” is repeated in the next verse and in v. 28 below but it is not corrected in either place.  Rather amazing, don’t you think?

הוּא שְׁלֹמוֹת וְאֶחָיו עַל כָּל־אֹצְרוֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הִקְדִּישׁ דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת   26:26

 לְשָׂרֵי־הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וְשָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא׃

1Chr. 26:26   That Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the holy treasures that David, the king, had dedicated, along with the heads of households belonging to the captains of thousands and hundreds and the captains of the host.

מִן־הַמִּלְחָמוֹת וּמִן־הַשָּׁלָל הִקְדִּישׁוּ לְחַזֵּק לְבֵית יְהוָה׃   26:27

1Chr. 26:27   They dedicated from the wars and from the spoil to restore strength to the house of the Lord.

וְכֹל הַהִקְדִּישׁ שְׁמוּאֵל הָרֹאֶה וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר וְיוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה כֹּל הַמַּקְדִּישׁ עַל   26:28

 יַד־שְׁלֹמִית וְאֶחָיו׃

1Chr. 26:28   And all that Samuel, the seer, had dedicated, and Saul son of Kish and Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah; everything dedicated was in the hand of Shelomoth and his brethren.

לַיִּצְהָרִי כְּנַנְיָהוּ וּבָנָיו לַמְּלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשֹׁטְרִים וּלְשֹׁפְטִים׃   26:29

1Chr. 26:29   For the Izharite, Chenaniah and his sons were for outside business concerning Israel, for officers and judges.                                                                                              [Return to 2Chr. 31:12]

לַחֶבְרוֹנִי חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ וְאֶחָיו בְּנֵי־חַיִל אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת עַל פְּקֻדַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מַעְרָבָה לְכֹל   26:30

 מְלֶאכֶת יְהוָה וְלַעֲבֹדַת הַמֶּלֶךְ׃

1Chr. 26:30   For the Hebronite, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were for the oversight of Israel from the Jordan's other side westward for all the business of the Lord and for the service of the king.

לַחֶבְרוֹנִי יְרִיָּה הָרֹאשׁ לַחֶבְרוֹנִי לְתֹלְדֹתָיו לְאָבוֹת בִּשְׁנַת הָאַרְבָּעִים לְמַלְכוּת דָּוִיד נִדְרָשׁוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא   26:31

 בָהֶם גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל בְּיַעְזֵיר גִּלְעָד׃

1Chr. 26:31   For the Hebronite, Jerijah was the Hebronite's head for his generations in the households -- in the fortieth year in the reign of David were sought and were found among them mighty men of valor in Jaazer of Gilead –

וְאֶחָיו בְּנֵי־חַיִל אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת וַיַּפְקִידֵם דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הָראוּבֵנִי וְהַגָּדִי וַחֲצִי   26:32

 שֵׁבֶט הַמְנַשִּׁי לְכָל־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וּדְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ׃

1Chr. 26:32   and his brethren, sons of valor, two thousand and seven hundred, were heads of households, and David, the king, appointed them over the Reubenite and the Gadite and the Manassite half tribe for every matter of God and business of the king.

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