17. Now the gatekeepers were Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their relatives (Shallum the chief
18. being stationed until now at the king's gate to the east). These were the gatekeepers for the camp of the sons of Levi.
19. Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent; and their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.
20. Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously, and the Lord was with him.
21. Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the tent of meeting.
22. All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust.
23. So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, even the house of the tent, as guards.
24. The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.
25. Their relatives in their villages were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;
26. for the four chief gatekeepers who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
27. They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.
28. Now some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.