1 The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah had sons:Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second,Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth,and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 Obed-edom also had sons:Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth,Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth,for God blessed him.
6 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
7 Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.