1 Chronicles 9:22-33 ▼

22 Those who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212 in all. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements, those whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their official capacity.

23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tent, in their divisions of service.

24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.

25 Their relatives in their settlements were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them;

26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, served in an official capacity, and were in charge of the chambers and in charge of the treasuries in the house of God.

27 They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

28 Now some of them were in charge of the utensils of the service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.

29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary, and over the finely milled flour, the wine, the olive oil, the frankincense, and the balsam oil.

30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the balsam oil.

31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the responsibility for the baking of cakes in pans.

32 Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.

33 Now these are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free of other duties; for they were engaged in their work day and night.