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And 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.
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And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,
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Until that time, in the king’s gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.
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But 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.
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And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,
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And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:
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All 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.
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As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.
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In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.
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And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.
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To 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.