¹³And their brethren heads in their families a thousand seven hundred and threescore, very strong and able men for the work of the ministry in the house of God.

¹⁴And of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hassub the son of Ezricam, the son of Hasebia of the sons of Merari.

¹⁵And Bacbacar the carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zechri the son of Asaph:

¹⁶And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt in the suburbs of Netophati.

¹⁷And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,

¹⁸Until that time, in the king’s gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.

¹⁹But Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, with his brethren and his father’s house, the Corites were over the works of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their families in turns were keepers of the entrance of the camp of the Lord.

²⁰And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

²¹And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:

²²All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: the they were registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust.

²³As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

²⁴In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.

²⁵And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.

²⁶To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord.

²⁷And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

²⁸And some of their stock had the charge of the vessels for the ministry: for the vessels were both brought in and carried out by number.

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