The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren - Shallum being the chief.

For the Levites were committed to be principal porters of fidelity. And they had the oversight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God,

And with them their brethren of the second degree: Zachariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Uri, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah; Obededom and Jeiel, porters.

And Obededom with his brethren three score and eight, and Obededom the son of Jeduthun and Uzzah to be porters.

And with the said Heman and Jeduthun were trumpets and sounding cymbals, and instruments of the melody of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

Four thousand were porters and four thousand praised the LORD with such instruments as David had made to praise withal.

The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph.

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and the sons of Merari.