1 Chronicles 9:17–27

17 The gatekeepers:a Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.

Shallum was their chief; 18 he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side.b These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral family, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent.A Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.c 20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.d 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.e

22 The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed themf to their trusted positions. 23 So they and their sons were assigned as guards to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south. 25 Their relatives came from their settlementsg at fixed times to be with them seven days,h 26 but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.i 27 They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.j