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Great or small, they cast lots according to their clans for every gate.
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The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemyahu. Then they cast lots for his son Z'kharyahu, a sensible adviser, and he was allotted the north gate.
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'Oved-Edom was allotted the south gate and his sons the storehouse.
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Shupim and Hosah were allotted the west gate and the Shallekhet Gate at the highway that goes up, with corresponding guards.
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For the east there were six L'vi'im, for the north four a day, for the south four a day, for the Storehouse two and two,
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while for the courtyard to the west there were four at the highway and two at the courtyard itself.
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These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, consisting of descendants of the Korchim and descendants of M'rari.
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Of the L'vi'im, Achiyah was responsible for the stores in the house of God and the stores of holy articles.
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The sons of La'dan, the descendants of the Gershuni belonging to La'dan, the heads of clans belonging to La'dan the Gershuni: Yechi'eli;
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and the sons of Yechi'eli: Zetam and Yo'el his brother, over the stores in the house of ADONAI.
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Of the 'Amrami, of the Yitz'hari, of the Hevroni, of the 'Uzi'eli,