22. The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages. David and the prophet Samuel had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them.
23. Those Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord was also called the temple.
24. The men who guarded the gates were on the four sides of the temple. They were on the east, west, north and south sides.
25. From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to the temple. They had to share their duties for a week at a time.
26. The four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.
27. They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That's because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened the temple each morning.
28. Some Levites were in charge of the articles that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the articles when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out.
29. Other Levites were appointed to take care of all of the other articles that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices.
30. Some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.
31. There was a Levite named Mattithiah. He was the oldest son of Shallum. Shallum belonged to the family line of Korah. Mattithiah was trusted with the duty of baking the offering bread.
32. The bread was placed on the table every Sabbath day. Some Levites in the family line of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread.
33. Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.
34. All of them were the leaders of their Levite families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.
35. Jeiel lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon. Jeiel had a wife named Maacah.
36. His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,