1 Chronicles 9:22

22 The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.

1 Chronicles 9:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:22

All those that were chosen to be porters in the gates were
two hundred and twelve
As fixed in the days of David, and might not be fewer:

these were reckoned by their genealogies in their villages;
where they dwelt:

whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office;
the scheme was first drawn by Samuel the prophet, and communicated to David, who put it into execution, to be constantly and perpetually observed.

1 Chronicles 9:22 In-Context

20 (Phinehas, Eleazar's son, had been the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.)

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

22 The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.

23 So they and their descendants were assigned to be gatekeepers for the LORD's house, that is, the tent.

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