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and with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphaluh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
Mattithiah, Eliphal, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jehiel, and Asaiah were to lead with harps to sheminit.
[Here, sheminit is used in contrast to alamot. The word alamot comes from Hebr. almah (young woman) and probably describes high soprano voices. In this context, sheminit can then describe dark tones in contrast to light ones.]
Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God, and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
Asaph as leader, followed by Zechariah, and also Jehiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jehiel with lyres and harps. Asaph was to play the cymbals.
Obed-Edom and his brothers were 68 in number. He made Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hos gatekeepers.
[During Samuel's time, there were many places of worship. Often it was a hill, some examples being Bethel, Gilgal, Mizpah, and Ramah (), with Gibeon being the most important place, see . The ark is brought to Jerusalem into a tabernacle, see . This is probably a simpler tent for the ark, see . In Gibeon, just north of Jerusalem, the old tabernacle from Moses' time seems to be present with a burnt offering altar, etc. (; ; ). The reason it was not moved to Jerusalem may be that there was no room for it, and David was planning to build the temple. These details about two tabernacles are not mentioned in Samuel's account. Later, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream in Gibeon, see .]
Obed-Edom had sons:
Shemaiah was the firstborn,
Jozabad the second,
Joaq the third, Zechariah the fourth,
All these were descendants of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and brothers, capable and powerful men in the service, sixty-two descendants of Obed-Edom.
Obed-Edom got the lot for the south, while his sons got the storehouse on their part.
He took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were in the house of God at Hos, and the treasures of the king's palace. He also took hostages and then returned to Samaria.
