^{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.

^{20 Ref} In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!

^{21 Ref} Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.

^{22 Ref} There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.

^{23 Ref} So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.

^{24 Ref} There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.

^{25 Ref} And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.

^{26 Ref} For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

^{27 Ref} Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.