21. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Holy Tent.
22. In all there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates of the Holy Tent. Their names were written in their family histories in their small towns. David and Samuel the seer chose these men because they could be trusted.
23. The gatekeepers and their descendants had the responsibility of guarding the gates of the Lord’S house, the Holy Tent.
24. There were gates on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
25. The gatekeepers’ relatives who lived in the small towns had to come and help them at certain times. They came and helped the gatekeepers for seven days each time.
26. There were four gatekeepers who were the leaders of all the gatekeepers. They were Levites. They had the job of caring for the rooms and treasures in God’s Temple.
27. They stayed up all night guarding God’s Temple, and they had the job of opening God’s Temple every morning.