^{17 Ref} And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.

^{18 Ref} Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.

^{19 Ref} And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.