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.