1 Chronicles 9:23

23 So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord's house, the house of the tent.

1 Chronicles 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:23

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of
the house of the Lord
They that were appointed in David's time to watch the gates of the temple, their posterity succeeded them in that office; for it was hereditary:

namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards;
that which was at Gibeon in David's time, and now one was erected until the temple was built.

1 Chronicles 9:23 In-Context

21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22 The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted positions.

23 So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord's house, the house of the tent.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

25 Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,