Gatekeepers
17 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Their brother Shallum was the leader,
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stationed until now in the King's Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the Levites' camp.
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Shallum, Kore's son, Ebiasaph's grandson, and Korah's great-grandson, and his relatives belonging to his household, the Korahites, served as gatekeepers at the tent's entrances, as their ancestors had been gatekeepers at the entrance to the LORD's camp.
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Phinehas, Eleazar's son, the LORD be with him, was their leader in former times.
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Zechariah, Meshelemiah's son, was gatekeeper at the meeting tent's entrance.
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All those selected as gatekeepers at the entrances were two hundred twelve. They were listed in the family records by their settlements. David and Samuel the seer assigned them to their trusted position.
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So they and their descendants were the gatekeepers guarding the LORD's house, that is, the tent.
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The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
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Their relatives came in from their settlements, from time to time, to assist them for a period of seven days.
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Due to their trustworthiness, the four master gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the rooms and the treasuries of God's house.
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They would spend the night patrolling God's house since they had guard duty and were responsible for unlocking it every morning.
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Some of them were responsible for the worship objects; they counted them when they were brought in and taken out.
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Others were appointed over the furniture, the holy equipment, the flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
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Some of the priests blended the ointment for the spices;
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and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the flat cakes.
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Also some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the stacks of bread for each Sabbath.
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The singers were the heads of the households of the Levites. They lived in temple rooms and were free from other service because they were on duty day and night.
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These were the heads of the households of the Levites, according to descent. They lived in Jerusalem.