1 Chronicles 9:14-22

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The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah of the Merarites;

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Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

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Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun;
and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

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The gatekeepers:^(A) Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Shallum was their chief;

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he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side.^(B) These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

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Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral household, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent.^(a) Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.^(C)

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In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.^(D)

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Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.^(E)

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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^(F) to their trusted positions.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Chronicles 9:19: the temple

Cross references:

A. 1 Chronicles 9:17: 1 Chronicles 26:1-19; Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45; Nehemiah 11:19

B. 1 Chronicles 9:18: Ezekiel 46:1-2

C. 1 Chronicles 9:19: Numbers 4:1-20; Numbers 26:11; 1 Chronicles 6:22

D. 1 Chronicles 9:20: Numbers 25:7-13

E. 1 Chronicles 9:21: 1 Chronicles 26:2; 1 Chronicles 26:14

F. 1 Chronicles 9:22: 1 Chronicles 26:1