²²for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²³for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁴for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁵for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁶for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁷for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁸for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ²⁹for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ³⁰for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: ³¹for the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. =22.= _Jeremoth_] Called _Jerimoth_, verse 4. CHAPTER XXVI. =1‒12= (compare ix. 17‒27). THE COURSES OF THE DOORKEEPERS. ¹For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites; Meshelemiah¹ the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph². ²And Meshelemiah had sons; Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth; ¹ In verse 14, _Shelemiah_. ² In chapter ix. 19, _Ebiasaph_. =1.= _Meshelemiah_, etc.] For the names of the doorkeepers see notes on ix. 17 ff. _of the sons of Asaph_] For _Asaph_ read =Ebiasaph=, as in ix. 19. ³Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. =3.= _Eliehoenai_] The form differs from that in iii. 23, but has the same meaning, viz., “Mine eyes are towards Jehovah.” ⁴And Obed-edom had sons; Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth; =4.= _Obed-edom_] For _Obed-edom_ see xiii. 13, note. ⁵Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth: for God blessed him. ⁶Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. =5.= _for God blessed him_] “him” refers to “Obed-edom” (verse 4), who was blessed with eight sons. It seems likely that the phrase “God blessed him” is intended to be a reminiscence of xiii. 14 and indicates that the Levitical Obed-edom was strangely identified by tradition with Obed-edom the Gittite in whose house the Ark was temporarily left by David (xiii. 13). For other references to Obed-edom as one of the doorkeepers, see xv. 18, 24, xvi. 38. On the other hand he is classed as a singer in xv. 21, xvi. 5, passages which are probably additions to the original text of Chronicles, or at any rate represent later or divergent tradition. ⁷The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah. ⁸All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom. =7.= _whose brethren_] The pronoun refers to Elzabad.