18. stationed until now in the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the Levites’ camp.
19. Shallum, Kore’s son, Ebiasaph’s grandson, and Korah’s great-grandson, and his relatives belonging to his household, the Korahites, served as gatekeepers at the tent’s entrances, as their ancestors had been gatekeepers at the entrance to the Lord’s camp.
20. Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, the Lord be with him, was their leader in former times.
21. Zechariah, Meshelemiah’s son, was gatekeeper at the meeting tent’s entrance.
22. All those selected as gatekeepers at the entrances were two hundred twelve. They were listed in the family records by their settlements. David and Samuel the seer assigned them to their trusted position.