19. Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral household, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.
20. In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.
21. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22. The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.
23. So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple.
24. The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25. Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,