16. Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road. Guards stood side by side.
17. Six Levites stood guard every day at the East Gate. Four Levites stood guard every day at the North Gate. Four Levites stood guard at the South Gate. And two Levites guarded the house where the valuable things were kept.
18. There were four guards at the western court and two guards on the road to the court.
19. These were the groups of the gatekeepers from the families of Korah and Merari.
20. Ahijah was from the tribe of Levi. Ahijah was responsible for taking care of the valuable things in God’s Temple. Ahijah also was responsible for the places where the holy things were kept.
21. Ladan was from Gershon’s family. Jehieli was one of the leaders of the tribe of Ladan.
22. Jehieli’s sons were Zetham and Zetham’s brother Joel. They were responsible for the valuable things in the Lord’S Temple.
23. Other leaders were chosen from the tribes of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
24. Shubael was the leader responsible for the valuable things kept in the Temple. Shubael was Gershom’s son. Gershom was Moses’ son.
25. These were Shubael’s relatives: His relatives from Eliezer were Rehabiah, Eliezer’s son; Jeshaiah, Rehabiah’s son; Joram, Jeshaiah’s son; Zicri, Joram’s son; and Shelomith, Zicri’s son.
26. Shelomith and his relatives were responsible for everything that David had collected for the Temple. The officers of the army also gave things for the Temple.
27. They gave some of the things taken in wars. They gave these things to be used for the Lord’S Temple.