Coverdale(i)
1 Of the ordinauces of the dorekepers Amonge the Korahytes was Meselemia of the children of Assaph.
2 The children of Meselemia were these: the fyrstborne Zacharias, the seconde Iediael, ye thirde Sebadia, the fourth Iathniel,
3 ye fifth Elam, the sixte Iohanan, the seuenth Elioenai.
4 The children of ObedEdom were these: the firstborne Semaia, the seconde Iosabad the thirde Ioah, the fourth Sachur, ye fyfth Nethaneel,
5 the sixte Ammiel, the seuenth Isachar, the eight Pegulthai: for God had blessed him.
6 And vnto Semaia his sonne there were sonnes borne also, which bare rule in the house of their fathers: for they were mightie valeaunt men.
7 The children of Semaia were, Athni, Rephael, Obed and Elsabad, whose brethren were valeaunt men, Elihu and Semachia:
8 all these were of the children of ObedEdom.
9 Meselemia had children and brethren which were stronge men, euen eightene.
10 Hossa of the children of Merari had children, Simri the chefest: for ye fyrstborne was not there, therfore dyd his father appoynte him to be chefest,
11 the secode Helchias, ye thirde Tebalia, ye fourth Zacharias. All the children and brethren of Hossa were thirtene.
12 This is the ordinaunce of the dorekepers amonge the heades of the valeaunt men in the offyce besyde their brethren, to mynister in the house of the LORDE.
13 And the lot was cast for the small as for ye greate thorow out the house of their fathers at euery dore.
14 The lot towarde the East fell vpon Meselemia. And the lot was cast for Zacharias his sonne, which was a man of prudent councell, & vnto him it fell towarde the North:
15 But vnto ObedEdom towarde the South, and to his sonnes besyde the house of Esupim.
16 And vnto Supim and Hossa towarde the West by the gate of Salechet in the strete of the burntofferinges, where the tabernacles stonde together.
17 Towarde the East were there sixe of the Leuites. Towarde the north foure on ye daie tyme. Towarde the south foure on the daye season likewyse. Besyde Esupim two & two.
18 By Parbar westwarde were there foure in in the strete, and two besyde Parbar.
19 These are the ordinaunces of the dorekepers amonge the children of the Korahites, and the children of Merari.