1 And the divisions of the porters: of the Corites Meselemia, the son of Core, of the sons of Asaph. 2 The sons of Meselemia: Zacharias the firstborn, Jadihel the second, Zabadias the third, Jathanael the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 And the sons of Obededom, Semeias the firstborn, Jozabad the second, Joaha the third, Sachar the fourth, Nathanael the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Phollathi the eighth: for the Lord had blessed him. 6 And to Semei his son were born sons, heads of their families: for they were men of great valour. 7 The sons then of Semeias were Othni, and Raphael, and Obed, Elizabad, and his brethren most valiant men: and Eliu, and Samachias. 8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they, and their sons, and their brethren most able men for service, sixty-two of Obededom. 9 And the sons of Meselemia, and their brethren strong men, were eighteen. 10 And of Hosa, that is, of the sons of Merari: Semri the chief, (for he had not a firstborn, and therefore his father made him chief.) He had not a firstborn... That is, his firstborn was either dead or not fit to be chief; and therefore he made Semri the chief. 11 Helcias the second, Tabelias the third, Zacharias the fourth: all these the sons, and the brethren of Hosa, were thirteen. 12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, so that the chiefs of the wards, as well as their brethren, always ministered in the house of the Lord. 13 And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates. 14 And the lot of the east fell to Selemias. But to his son Zacharias, a very wise and learned man, the north gate fell by lot. 15 And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients. 16 To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward. 17 Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the north four a day: and towards the south likewise four a day: and where the council was, two and two. 18 In the cells also of the porters toward the west four in the way: and two at every cell. 19 These are the divisions of the porters of the sons of Core, and of Merari.
20 Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of God, and the holy vessels. Holy vessels... Or vessels of the holy places, or of things holy. Vasa sanctorum. 21 The sons of Ledan, the sons of Gersonni: of Ledan were heads of the families, of Ledan, and Gersonni, Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli: Zathan and Joel, his brethren over the treasures of the house of the Lord, 23 With the Amramites, and Isaarites, and Hebronites, and Ozielites. 24 And Subael the son of Gersom, the son of Moses, was chief over the treasures. 25 His brethren also, Eliezer, whose son Rohobia, and his son Isaias, and his son Joram, and his son Zechri, and his son Selemith. 26 Which Selemith and his brethren were over the treasures of the holy things, which king David, and the heads of families, and the captains over thousands and over hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated, 27 Out of the wars, and the spoils won in battles, which they had consecrated to the building and furniture of the temple of the Lord. 28 And all these things that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Cis, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Sarvia had sanctified: and whosoever had sanctified those things, they were under the hand of Selemith and his brethren. 29 But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites, for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and judge them. 30 And of the Hebronites Hasabias, and his brethren most able men, a thousand seven hundred had the charge over Israel beyond the Jordan westward, in all the works of the Lord, and for the service of the king. 31 And the chief of the Hebronites was Jeria according to their families and kindreds. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were numbered, and there were found most valiant men in Jazer Galaad, 32 And his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seven hundred chiefs of families. And king David made them rulers over the Rubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, for all the service of God, and the king.
Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899
1 Divisiones autem janitorum: de Coritis Meselemia, filius Core, de filiis Asaph. 2 Filii Meselemiæ: Zacharias primogenitus, Jadihel secundus, Zabadias tertius, Jathanaël quartus, 3 Ælam quintus, Johanan sextus, Elioënai septimus. 4 Filii autem Obededom: Semeias primogenitus, Jozabad secundus, Joaha tertius, Sachar quartus, Nathanaël quintus, 5 Ammiel sextus, Issachar septimus, Phollathi octavus: quia benedixit illi Dominus. 6 Semei autem filio ejus nati sunt filii, præfecti familiarum suarum: erant enim viri fortissimi. 7 Filii ergo Semeiæ: Othni, et Raphaël, et Obed, Elzabad, fratres ejus viri fortissimi: Eliu quoque et Samachias. 8 Omnes hi, de filiis Obededom: ipsi, et filii et fratres eorum, fortissimi ad ministrandum, sexaginta duo de Obededom. 9 Porro Meselemiæ filii, et fratres eorum robustissimi, decem et octo. 10 De Hosa autem, id est, de filiis Merari: Semri princeps (non enim habuerat primogenitum, et idcirco posuerat eum pater ejus in principem), 11 Helcias secundus, Tabelias tertius, Zacharias quartus: omnes hi filii et fratres Hosa, tredecim. 12 Hi divisi sunt in janitores, ut semper principes custodiarum, sicut et fratres eorum ministrarent in domo Domini. 13 Missæ sunt ergo sortes ex æquo, et parvis et magnis, per familias suas in unamquamque portarum. 14 Cecidit ergo sors orientalis, Selemiæ. Porro Zachariæ filio ejus, viro prudentissimo et erudito, sortito obtigit plaga septentrionalis. 15 Obededom vero et filiis ejus ad austrum: in qua parte domus erat seniorum concilium. 16 Sephim et Hosa ad occidentem, juxta portam, quæ ducit ad viam ascensionis: custodia contra custodiam. 17 Ad orientem vero Levitæ sex: et ad aquilonem, quatuor per diem: atque ad meridiem similiter in die quatuor: et ubi erat concilium bini et bini. 18 In cellulis quoque janitorum ad occidentem quatuor in via, binique per cellulas. 19 Hæ sunt divisiones janitorum filiorum Core et Merari.
20 Porro Achias erat super thesauros domus Dei, et vasa sanctorum. 21 Filii Ledan, filii Gersonni: de Ledan principes familiarum Ledan, et Gersonni, Jehieli. 22 Filii Jehieli: Zathan, et Joël fratres ejus super thesauros domus Domini. 23 Amramitis, et Isaaritis, et Hebronitis, et Ozihelitis. 24 Subaël autem filius Gersom filii Moysi, præpositus thesauris. 25 Fratres quoque ejus Eliezer, cujus filius Rahabia, et hujus filius Isaias, et hujus filius Joram, hujus quoque filius Zechri, et hujus filius Selemith. 26 Ipse Selemith, et fratres ejus, super thesauros sanctorum quæ sanctificavit David rex, et principes familiarum, et tribuni, et centuriones, et duces exercitus, 27 de bellis et manubiis præliorum, quæ consecraverant ad instaurationem et supellectilem templi Domini. 28 Hæc autem universa sanctificavit Samuel videns, et Saul filius Cis, et Abner filius Ner, et Joab filius Sarviæ: omnes qui sanctificaverant ea per manum Selemith et fratrum ejus. 29 Isaaritis vero præerat Chonenias, et filii ejus ad opera forinsecus super Israël ad docendum et judicandum eos. 30 Porro de Hebronitis Hasabias, et fratres ejus viri fortissimi, mille septingenti præerant Israëli trans Jordanem contra occidentem, in cunctis operibus Domini, et in ministerium regis. 31 Hebronitarum autem princeps fuit Jeria secundum familias et cognationes eorum. Quadragesimo anno regni David recensiti sunt, et inventi sunt viri fortissimi in Jazer Galaad, 32 fratresque ejus robustioris ætatis, duo millia septingenti principes familiarum. Præposuit autem eos David rex Rubenitis, et Gadditis, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse, in omne ministerium Dei et regis.
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