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(He>. Meshelemyah', îְùֶׁìֶîְéָä , friendship of Jehovah, 1Ch_9:21; Sept. ÌïóïëëÜì v. r. ÌïóïëëÜìß , Vulg. Mosollamia;. also, in the prolonged form, Meshelemya'hu, îְùֶׁìֶîְéָäåּ ,' 1Ch_26:1; ÌïóïëëÜì v. r. Ìïóåëëåìßá ; 1Ch_26:2, Ìáóåëëáìßá v. r. Ìïóåëëáìßá ; 1Ch_26:9, Ìåóïëëåìßá v. r. Ìïóåëëåìßá ; Vulg. Mesellemia), a Levite of the Korhite branch, who, with his seven sons and ten other relatives, was appointed by David warden of the east gate of the Temple; called SHELEMIAH in 1Ch_26:14; and apparently also SHALLUM in 1Ch_9:19. BC. 1014. “As we learn from 1Ch_9:9 that he had eighteen strong men of his' sons and brethren under him, we may conclude that all his-sons except Zechariah the first-born (1Ch_9:14) served with him, and therefore Elioenai likewise. There were six-Levites daily on guard at the east gate, whose turn would therefore come every third day.”