9 ¹⁷ The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum being the chief), 9 ¹⁸ stationed hitherto in the king's gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites. 9 ¹⁹ Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entrance. 9 ²⁰ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past; Yahweh was with him. 9 ²¹ Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 9 ²² All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. 9 ²³ So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of Yahweh, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. 9 ²⁴ The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south; 9 ²⁵ and their kinsmen who were in their villages were obliged to come in every seven days, from time to time, to be with these; 9 ²⁶ for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in charge of the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. 9 ²⁷ And they lodged round about the house of God; for upon them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.