About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

11/14/2023

1 Chronicles 26:1-32 The Divisions of the Gatekeepers

 

The Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1 Chronicles 26:1-32         1 Chronicle in [Smaller Chunks]

[About] the divisions of the [gate keepers: From] the Korhites was Meshelemiah, [Kore’s] son, [from] the [descendants] of Asaph. And [from Meshelemiah’s] sons were: Zechariah, the 1st born; Jediael, 2nd; Zebadiah, 3rd; Jathniel, 4th; Elam, 5th; Jehohanan, 6th; Elioenai, [a.k.a. Eliehoenai,] 7th. 

[Also, Obed Edom's] sons were: Shemaiah, the 1st born; Jehozabad, 2nd; Joah, 3rd; Sacar, [a.k.a. Sachar & Sakar,] 4th; Nethaneel, [a.k.a. Nethanel,] 5th; Ammiel, 6th; Issachar, 7th; Peulthai, [a.k.a. Peullethai,] 8th; for God blessed [Obed Edom.] 

Also, to his son Shemaiah, [who had sons who] ruled throughout the [family] of their father & were mighty men of valor. [Shemaiah's] sons [were:] Othni; Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, whose [brothers:] Elihu & Semachiah were [strong,] able men for service.  [These] 62 [descendants were from] Obed Edom. 

And Meshelemiah had 18 sons & [relatives,] strong men. Also, Hosah, [from the family] of Merari, had sons: Simri, the [leader,] ([although] he wasn't the 1st born, his father [still] made him the [leader.]) 

Hilkiah [was the,] 2nd; Tebaliah, [a.k.a. Tabaliah,] 3rd & Zechariah, 4th. All the sons & [relatives] of Hosah, were 13. Among these were the divisions of the [gate keepers] & [their leaders,] having [offices] one against another, to minister in the [Lord's] house. 

And they cast lots [for each gate, according to their families, the young, as well as, the old,] for every gate. The lot [for the East Gate] fell to Shelemiah. Then, [the next lot was] for Zechariah, his son, a wise counselor. 

They cast lots & his lot came out [for the North Gate.] To Obed Edom & his sons, [the South Gate] & the [storehouse] of Asuppim. To Shuppim & Hosah, the lot [fell] to [the West Gate] with the Shallecheth Gate by the [highway that goes] up [to the Lord’s house,] [with guards stationed one after another.] 

[On the east,] were [stationed] 6 Levites, the [north had 4 guards stationed each] day,  4 a day, [were stationed on the south] & toward [The Storehouses of] Asuppim, [they were stationed in pairs.]

At Parbar [to the west, there were] 4 at the [highway] & 2 at Parbar. These are the divisions of the [gatekeepers who were descendants] of Kore, [a.k.a. Korah] & Merari. [From] the Levites, Ahijah was [in charge] over the treasures & dedicated things of [God's] house. 

[About the sons & descendants] of Laadan, [a.k.a. Ladan, who were Gershonites, the leaders of the forefathers' families,] even Laadan, the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 

[From Jehiieli's] sons: Zetham & Joel, his brother, [who] were [in charge ] over the treasures of the [Lord's] house. [From] the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites & the Uzzielites; Shebuel, [a.k.a. Shubuel & Shubael,] of [Gershom's] son, [who was] the son of Moses, [who] was [the official in charge over] the treasures [of the Lord’s house.]

And his [relatives from Eliezer were:] Rehabiah, his son; Jeshaiah, his son; Joram, his son; Zichri, [a.k.a. Zikri,] his son & Shelomith, his son. Shelomith & his [relatives] were [in charge] over the treasures & dedicated things, [that] David, the king, the [leaders of the forefathers,] the captains over 1,000's & over 100's, the captains of the [army] had dedicated. 

Out of the [plunder] won in battles, they [dedicated these] to maintain [take care of & repair] the [Lord's] house. [Plus] all that Samuel, the seer, Saul, [Kish's] son; Abner, [Ner's] son; Joab, [Zeruiah's] son, had dedicated & [whoever] had dedicated anything. 

It was [all] under the [control] of Shelomith & his [relatives.] [From] the Izharites, Chenaniah & his sons were [in charge over the outside duties] & for [the] officers & judges of Israel. 

And [from] the Hebronites, Hashabiah & his [relatives were] 1,700 men of valor & [who] were officers among them [in charge over] Israel on this [side of the] Jordan [River,] westward [related] to all the business of [the Lord's] house & in the service of the king. 

Among the Hebronites, Jerijah was the [leader,] even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his [forefathers.] In the 40th year David [ruled,] [Jerijah's relatives,] 2,700 men of valor, [leaders of their families,] that were sought [after & were] found among [the] mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

And king David made [them] rulers over the Reubenites, Gadites & 1/2 the tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God & [to the] affairs of the king.