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17 The porters were, Sallum, Accub, Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brother: Sallum was the chiefe. 18 For they watched hitherto, euen vnto the kinges gate eastwarde by course, the children of Leui. 19 And Sallum the sonne of Core, the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of Corah, and his brethren the Corathites of the house of their father, had their busines and office to kepe the porches of the tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoast of the Lorde, kept the entering. 20 And Phinehes the sonne of Eliazar was their foreguide, and the Lord was with him. 21 And Zacharia the sonne of Meselemia kept the watch before the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 All these were chosen men to kepe the thressholdes, euen two hundred and twelue: and throughout all the genealogie wer they numbred in their villages: And them did Dauid and Samuel the sear institute, because of their fidelitie. 23 So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lorde, euen of the tabernacle, to kepe them. 24 In foure quarters did they kepe the watch: toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren remayned in the countrey, and came after seuen dayes from tyme to tyme with them. 26 For the Leuites which had the ouersight of the vestries and treasures of the house of God, were vnder the custody of foure notable porters. 27 And they laye rounde about the house of God, because the keping thereof pertayned to them, and they had the charge to open it euery mornyng. 1 Chronicles 9:17-27, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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