24. At the four directions, there were gatekeepers, that is, at the east, and at the west, and at the north, and at the south.
25. Now their brothers were staying in the villages, and they arrived on their Sabbaths, from time to time.
26. To these four Levites were entrusted the entire number of the gatekeepers, and they were over the chambers and storehouses of the house of the Lord.
27. And they remained in their watches, on all sides of the temple of the Lord, so that, when the time had arrived, they might open the gates in the morning.
28. Some from their kindred were also over the vessels of the ministry. For the vessels were both carried in and carried out according to number.
29. Some of them also were entrusted with the equipment of the sanctuary; they were in charge of the fine wheat flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the aromatics.
30. Now the sons of the priests composed the ointments from the aromatics.
31. And Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of those things that were cooked in a frying pan.
32. Now some of the sons of Kohath, their brothers, were over the bread of the presence, so that they might continually prepare it new for each Sabbath.
33. These are the leaders of the singing men, according to the families of the Levites, who were dwelling in the chambers, so that they might carry out their ministry continually, day and night.
34. The heads of the Levites, leaders according to their families, abode in Jerusalem.
35. Now in Gibeon, there lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.
36. His firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37. as well as Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.