^{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.

^{28 Ref} Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again.

^{29 Ref} And some of them were responsible for the holy things and for the vessels of the holy place, and the meal and the wine and the oil and the perfume and the spices.

^{30 Ref} And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.